2026 military data comparison
Ireland vs Somalia Military Power
Compare Ireland and Somalia across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Ireland #134 and Somalia #102 in the 2026 edition.
Ireland
0.3Strength Score
5 indicators higher
Somalia
0.9Strength Score
4 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Somalia
0.3 vs 0.9
Indicators higher
5–4
12 tied
Global ranks
#134 / #102
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$1.8B
vs $870.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower1 – 0 – 2
Air force2 – 3 – 0
Navy0 – 4 – 1
Army and ground forces1 – 4 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Ireland
Ireland 1,720 · Somalia 0
Paramilitary: Somalia
Ireland 0 · Somalia 2,000
Defense budget share of GDP: Somalia
Ireland 0.3% · Somalia 3.2%
Active troops: Somalia
Ireland 7,557 · Somalia 30,000