2026 military data comparison
Italy vs Sweden Military Power
Compare Italy and Sweden across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Italy #27 and Sweden #49 in the 2026 edition.
Italy
7.9Strength Score
17 indicators higher
Sweden
3.4Strength Score
3 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
7.9 vs 3.4
Indicators higher
17–3
1 tied
Global ranks
#27 / #49
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$37.3B
vs $15.9B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy4 – 0 – 1
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Italy
Italy 65 · Sweden 0
Attack helicopters: Italy
Italy 37 · Sweden 0
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Italy 2 · Sweden 0
Destroyers: Italy
Italy 3 · Sweden 0