2026 military data comparison
Turkey vs Germany Military Power
Compare Turkey and Germany across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Turkey #14 and Germany #18 in the 2026 edition.
Turkey
15.5Strength Score
14 indicators higher
Germany
10.6Strength Score
4 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Turkey
15.5 vs 10.6
Indicators higher
14–4
3 tied
Global ranks
#14 / #18
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$51.4B
vs $127.4B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force4 – 0 – 1
Navy3 – 2 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Turkey
Turkey 150,000 · Germany 0
Attack aircraft: Germany
Turkey 0 · Germany 63
Towed artillery: Turkey
Turkey 635 · Germany 0
Self-propelled artillery: Turkey
Turkey 1,045 · Germany 134