2026 military data comparison
Japan vs Panama Military Power
Compare Japan and Panama across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Japan #16 and Panama #126 in the 2026 edition.
Japan
12.7Strength Score
18 indicators higher
Panama
0.5Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.7 vs 0.5
Indicators higher
18–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#16 / #126
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$58.0B
vs $1.1B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy4 – 1 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Japan
Japan 56,000 · Panama 0
Fighter aircraft: Japan
Japan 217 · Panama 0
Attack aircraft: Japan
Japan 47 · Panama 0
Attack helicopters: Japan
Japan 118 · Panama 0