2026 military data comparison
New Zealand vs Ireland Military Power
Compare New Zealand and Ireland across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks New Zealand #121 and Ireland #134 in the 2026 edition.
New Zealand
0.5Strength Score
10 indicators higher
Ireland
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 / #134
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$2.5B
vs $1.8B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force2 – 3 – 0
Navy1 – 3 – 1
Army and ground forces2 – 3 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: New Zealand
New Zealand 300 · Ireland 0
Frigates: New Zealand
New Zealand 2 · Ireland 0
Towed artillery: New Zealand
New Zealand 31 · Ireland 0
Defense budget share of GDP: New Zealand
New Zealand 1.0% · Ireland 0.3%