2026 military data comparison
Italy vs United Arab Emirates Military Power
Compare Italy and United Arab Emirates across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Italy #27 and United Arab Emirates #47 in the 2026 edition.
Italy
7.9Strength Score
14 indicators higher
United Arab Emirates
3.9Strength Score
6 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
7.9 vs 3.9
Indicators higher
14–6
1 tied
Global ranks
#27 / #47
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$37.3B
vs $23.5B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force4 – 0 – 1
Navy5 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces2 – 0 – 3
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Italy 2 · United Arab Emirates 0
Destroyers: Italy
Italy 3 · United Arab Emirates 0
Submarines: Italy
Italy 8 · United Arab Emirates 0
Frigates: Italy
Italy 14 · United Arab Emirates 0