2026 military data comparison
Saudi Arabia vs Italy Military Power
Compare Saudi Arabia and Italy across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Saudi Arabia #24 and Italy #27 in the 2026 edition.
Saudi Arabia
8.6Strength Score
11 indicators higher
Italy
7.9Strength Score
9 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Saudi Arabia
8.6 vs 7.9
Indicators higher
11–9
1 tied
Global ranks
#24 / #27
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$64.0B
vs $37.3B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force3 – 0 – 2
Navy0 – 0 – 5
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Italy
Saudi Arabia 0 · Italy 18,300
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Saudi Arabia 0 · Italy 2
Destroyers: Italy
Saudi Arabia 0 · Italy 3
Submarines: Italy
Saudi Arabia 0 · Italy 8