2026 military data comparison
Japan vs Somalia Military Power
Compare Japan and Somalia across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Japan #16 and Somalia #102 in the 2026 edition.
Japan
12.7Strength Score
18 indicators higher
Somalia
0.9Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.7 vs 0.9
Indicators higher
18–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#16 / #102
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$58.0B
vs $870.0M
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
Reserve troops: Japan
Japan 56,000 · Somalia 0
Fighter aircraft: Japan
Japan 217 · Somalia 0
Attack aircraft: Japan
Japan 47 · Somalia 0
Attack helicopters: Japan
Japan 118 · Somalia 0