2026 military data comparison
Japan vs Netherlands Military Power
Compare Japan and Netherlands across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Japan #16 and Netherlands #52 in the 2026 edition.
Japan
12.7Strength Score
18 indicators higher
Netherlands
3.1Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.7 vs 3.1
Indicators higher
18–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#16 / #52
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$58.0B
vs $31.8B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy4 – 1 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Fighter aircraft: Japan
Japan 217 · Netherlands 0
Destroyers: Japan
Japan 41 · Netherlands 0
Towed artillery: Japan
Japan 480 · Netherlands 0
Tanks: Japan
Japan 734 · Netherlands 18