2026 military data comparison
Qatar vs Afghanistan Military Power
Compare Qatar and Afghanistan across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Qatar #58 and Afghanistan #110 in the 2026 edition.
Qatar
2.9Strength Score
14 indicators higher
Afghanistan
0.8Strength Score
2 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Qatar
2.9 vs 0.8
Indicators higher
14–2
1 tied
Global ranks
#58 / #110
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$11.9B
vs $145.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower1 – 0 – 2
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Qatar
Qatar 4,000 · Afghanistan 0
Fighter aircraft: Qatar
Qatar 115 · Afghanistan 0
Attack aircraft: Qatar
Qatar 6 · Afghanistan 0
Attack helicopters: Qatar
Qatar 24 · Afghanistan 0