2026 military data comparison
Italy vs New Zealand Military Power
Compare Italy and New Zealand across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Italy #27 and New Zealand #121 in the 2026 edition.
Italy
7.9Strength Score
20 indicators higher
New Zealand
0.5Strength Score
0 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
7.9 vs 0.5
Indicators higher
20–0
1 tied
Global ranks
#27 / #121
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$37.3B
vs $2.5B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy5 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Fighter aircraft: Italy
Italy 88 · New Zealand 0
Attack aircraft: Italy
Italy 65 · New Zealand 0
Attack helicopters: Italy
Italy 37 · New Zealand 0
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Italy 2 · New Zealand 0