2026 military data comparison
Taiwan vs Italy Military Power
Compare Taiwan and Italy across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Taiwan #17 and Italy #27 in the 2026 edition.
Taiwan
12.4Strength Score
13 indicators higher
Italy
7.9Strength Score
7 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Taiwan
12.4 vs 7.9
Indicators higher
13–7
1 tied
Global ranks
#17 / #27
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$31.2B
vs $37.3B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force3 – 0 – 2
Navy3 – 0 – 2
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Italy
Taiwan 0 · Italy 65
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Taiwan 0 · Italy 2
Reserve troops: Taiwan
Taiwan 1,657,000 · Italy 18,300
Towed artillery: Taiwan
Taiwan 1,360 · Italy 108