2026 military data comparison
Turkey vs Israel Military Power
Compare Turkey and Israel across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Turkey #14 and Israel #12 in the 2026 edition.
Turkey
15.5Strength Score
14 indicators higher
Israel
15.9Strength Score
5 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Israel
15.5 vs 15.9
Indicators higher
14–5
2 tied
Global ranks
#14 / #12
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$51.4B
vs $34.6B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force3 – 0 – 2
Navy3 – 2 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 0 – 2
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Israel
Turkey 0 · Israel 45
Frigates: Turkey
Turkey 17 · Israel 0
Estimated nuclear warheads: Israel
Turkey 0 · Israel 90
Defense budget share of GDP: Israel
Turkey 1.7% · Israel 7.3%