2026 military data comparison

Israel vs Qatar Military Power

Compare Israel and Qatar across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Israel #12 and Qatar #58 in the 2026 edition.

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Israel

15.9Strength Score

17 indicators higher

Qatar flag

Qatar

2.9Strength Score

1 indicators higher

Comparison at a glance

Higher MSS score

Israel

15.9 vs 2.9

Indicators higher

17–1

3 tied

Global ranks

#12 / #58

of 145 profiles

Defense budgets

$34.6B

vs $11.9B

Category scorecard

Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy1 – 3 – 1
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic3 – 0 – 0

Largest reported differences

Submarines: Israel

Israel 6 · Qatar 0

Estimated nuclear warheads: Israel

Israel 90 · Qatar 0

Reserve troops: Israel

Israel 465,000 · Qatar 4,000

Tanks: Israel

Israel 1,300 · Qatar 62

Manpower

Active troops

169.5K
VS
26.6K

Reserve troops

465.0K
VS
4.0K

Paramilitary

35.0K
VS
5.5K

Air force

Total aircraft

597
VS
263

Fighter aircraft

239
VS
115

Attack aircraft

45
VS
6

Helicopters

127
VS
85

Attack helicopters

48
VS
24

Navy

Total naval assets

79
VS
111

Aircraft carriers

0
VS
0

Destroyers

0
VS
0

Submarines

6
VS
0

Frigates

0
VS
0

Army and ground forces

Tanks

1.3K
VS
62

Armored vehicles

62.4K
VS
5.6K

Self-propelled artillery

323
VS
46

Towed artillery

171
VS
12

Multiple-launch rocket systems

228
VS
16

Financial and strategic

Defense budget

$34.6B
VS
$11.9B

Defense budget share of GDP

7.3%
VS
3.8%

Estimated nuclear warheads

90
VS
0

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