2026 military data comparison
Malaysia vs New Zealand Military Power
Compare Malaysia and New Zealand across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Malaysia #57 and New Zealand #121 in the 2026 edition.
Malaysia
2.9Strength Score
14 indicators higher
New Zealand
0.5Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Malaysia
2.9 vs 0.5
Indicators higher
14–1
6 tied
Global ranks
#57 / #121
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$5.1B
vs $2.5B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force4 – 1 – 0
Navy2 – 3 – 0
Army and ground forces4 – 1 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Fighter aircraft: Malaysia
Malaysia 25 · New Zealand 0
Attack aircraft: Malaysia
Malaysia 11 · New Zealand 0
Submarines: Malaysia
Malaysia 2 · New Zealand 0
Tanks: Malaysia
Malaysia 48 · New Zealand 0