2026 military data comparison
Italy vs Portugal Military Power
Compare Italy and Portugal across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Italy #27 and Portugal #68 in the 2026 edition.
Italy
7.9Strength Score
17 indicators higher
Portugal
2.1Strength Score
2 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
7.9 vs 2.1
Indicators higher
17–2
2 tied
Global ranks
#27 / #68
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$37.3B
vs $6.8B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy4 – 0 – 1
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 2 – 0
Largest reported differences
Attack helicopters: Italy
Italy 37 · Portugal 0
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Italy 2 · Portugal 0
Destroyers: Italy
Italy 3 · Portugal 0
Multiple-launch rocket systems: Italy
Italy 21 · Portugal 0