2026 military data comparison
Turkey vs Italy Military Power
Compare Turkey and Italy across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Turkey #14 and Italy #27 in the 2026 edition.
Turkey
15.5Strength Score
17 indicators higher
Italy
7.9Strength Score
3 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Turkey
15.5 vs 7.9
Indicators higher
17–3
1 tied
Global ranks
#14 / #27
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$51.4B
vs $37.3B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force4 – 0 – 1
Navy3 – 0 – 2
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Italy
Turkey 0 · Italy 65
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Turkey 0 · Italy 2
Destroyers: Italy
Turkey 0 · Italy 3
Reserve troops: Turkey
Turkey 380,000 · Italy 18,300