2026 military data comparison
Portugal vs Italy Military Power
Compare Portugal and Italy across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Portugal #68 and Italy #27 in the 2026 edition.
Portugal
2.1Strength Score
2 indicators higher
Italy
7.9Strength Score
17 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
2.1 vs 7.9
Indicators higher
2–17
2 tied
Global ranks
#68 / #27
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$6.8B
vs $37.3B
Category scorecard
Manpower1 – 0 – 2
Air force0 – 0 – 5
Navy1 – 0 – 4
Army and ground forces0 – 0 – 5
Financial and strategic0 – 2 – 1
Largest reported differences
Attack helicopters: Italy
Portugal 0 · Italy 37
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Portugal 0 · Italy 2
Destroyers: Italy
Portugal 0 · Italy 3
Multiple-launch rocket systems: Italy
Portugal 0 · Italy 21