2026 military data comparison
Turkey vs Japan Military Power
Compare Turkey and Japan across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Turkey #14 and Japan #16 in the 2026 edition.
Turkey
15.5Strength Score
10 indicators higher
Japan
12.7Strength Score
9 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Turkey
15.5 vs 12.7
Indicators higher
10–9
2 tied
Global ranks
#14 / #16
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$51.4B
vs $58.0B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force0 – 0 – 5
Navy1 – 1 – 3
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Japan
Turkey 0 · Japan 47
Destroyers: Japan
Turkey 0 · Japan 41
Reserve troops: Turkey
Turkey 380,000 · Japan 56,000
Paramilitary: Turkey
Turkey 150,000 · Japan 25,000