2026 military data comparison
Japan vs Portugal Military Power
Compare Japan and Portugal across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Japan #16 and Portugal #68 in the 2026 edition.
Japan
12.7Strength Score
18 indicators higher
Portugal
2.1Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.7 vs 2.1
Indicators higher
18–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#16 / #68
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$58.0B
vs $6.8B
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
Attack helicopters: Japan
Japan 118 · Portugal 0
Destroyers: Japan
Japan 41 · Portugal 0
Multiple-launch rocket systems: Japan
Japan 99 · Portugal 0
Tanks: Japan
Japan 734 · Portugal 34