2026 military data comparison
New Zealand vs Iceland Military Power
Compare New Zealand and Iceland across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks New Zealand #121 and Iceland #137 in the 2026 edition.
New Zealand
0.5Strength Score
10 indicators higher
Iceland
0.3Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
New Zealand
0.5 vs 0.3
Indicators higher
10–1
10 tied
Global ranks
#121 / #137
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$2.5B
vs $500.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force2 – 3 – 0
Navy2 – 3 – 0
Army and ground forces2 – 3 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Active troops: New Zealand
New Zealand 10,050 · Iceland 0
Reserve troops: New Zealand
New Zealand 3,300 · Iceland 0
Paramilitary: New Zealand
New Zealand 300 · Iceland 0
Total aircraft: New Zealand
New Zealand 47 · Iceland 0