2026 military data comparison
Italy vs Australia Military Power
Compare Italy and Australia across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Italy #27 and Australia #43 in the 2026 edition.
Italy
7.9Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Australia
4.2Strength Score
4 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
7.9 vs 4.2
Indicators higher
15–4
2 tied
Global ranks
#27 / #43
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$37.3B
vs $57.4B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force4 – 0 – 1
Navy4 – 1 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Italy
Italy 105,000 · Australia 0
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Italy 2 · Australia 0
Self-propelled artillery: Italy
Italy 64 · Australia 0
Armored vehicles: Italy
Italy 87,364 · Australia 17,118