2026 military data comparison
Italy vs Iceland Military Power
Compare Italy and Iceland across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Italy #27 and Iceland #137 in the 2026 edition.
Italy
7.9Strength Score
19 indicators higher
Iceland
0.3Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
7.9 vs 0.3
Indicators higher
19–1
1 tied
Global ranks
#27 / #137
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$37.3B
vs $500.0M
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
Active troops: Italy
Italy 165,500 · Iceland 0
Reserve troops: Italy
Italy 18,300 · Iceland 0
Paramilitary: Italy
Italy 105,000 · Iceland 0
Total aircraft: Italy
Italy 714 · Iceland 0