2026 military data comparison
Italy vs Belgium Military Power
Compare Italy and Belgium across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Italy #27 and Belgium #89 in the 2026 edition.
Italy
7.9Strength Score
19 indicators higher
Belgium
1.2Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
7.9 vs 1.2
Indicators higher
19–1
1 tied
Global ranks
#27 / #89
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$37.3B
vs $14.9B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy5 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Italy
Italy 105,000 · Belgium 0
Attack helicopters: Italy
Italy 37 · Belgium 0
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Italy 2 · Belgium 0
Destroyers: Italy
Italy 3 · Belgium 0