2026 military data comparison
Japan vs Serbia Military Power
Compare Japan and Serbia across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Japan #16 and Serbia #75 in the 2026 edition.
Japan
12.7Strength Score
14 indicators higher
Serbia
1.8Strength Score
2 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.7 vs 1.8
Indicators higher
14–2
1 tied
Global ranks
#16 / #75
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$58.0B
vs $2.8B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Total naval assets: Japan
Japan 100 · Serbia 0
Attack helicopters: Japan
Japan 118 · Serbia 4
Reserve troops: Japan
Japan 56,000 · Serbia 2,000
Paramilitary: Serbia
Japan 25,000 · Serbia 600,000