2026 military data comparison
Sri Lanka vs Italy Military Power
Compare Sri Lanka and Italy across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Sri Lanka #32 and Italy #27 in the 2026 edition.
Sri Lanka
6.2Strength Score
4 indicators higher
Italy
7.9Strength Score
16 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Italy
6.2 vs 7.9
Indicators higher
4–16
1 tied
Global ranks
#32 / #27
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$1.5B
vs $37.3B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force0 – 0 – 5
Navy1 – 0 – 4
Army and ground forces1 – 0 – 4
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Italy
Sri Lanka 0 · Italy 105,000
Attack aircraft: Italy
Sri Lanka 0 · Italy 65
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Sri Lanka 0 · Italy 2
Destroyers: Italy
Sri Lanka 0 · Italy 3