2026 military data comparison
Japan vs Syria Military Power
Compare Japan and Syria across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Japan #16 and Syria #78 in the 2026 edition.
Japan
12.7Strength Score
18 indicators higher
Syria
1.7Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Japan
12.7 vs 1.7
Indicators higher
18–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#16 / #78
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$58.0B
vs $145.9M
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 · Syria 0
Destroyers: Japan
Japan 41 · Syria 0
Submarines: Japan
Japan 23 · Syria 0
Frigates: Japan
Japan 8 · Syria 0