2026 military data comparison

Turkey vs Serbia Military Power

Compare Turkey and Serbia across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Turkey #14 and Serbia #75 in the 2026 edition.

Turkey flag

Turkey

15.5Strength Score

14 indicators higher

Serbia flag

Serbia

1.8Strength Score

2 indicators higher

Comparison at a glance

Higher MSS score

Turkey

15.5 vs 1.8

Indicators higher

142

1 tied

Global ranks

#14 / #75

of 145 profiles

Defense budgets

$51.4B

vs $2.8B

Category scorecard

Manpower201
Air force401
Navy100
Army and ground forces500
Financial and strategic210

Largest reported differences

Attack aircraft: Serbia

Turkey 0 · Serbia 17

Total naval assets: Turkey

Turkey 92 · Serbia 0

Reserve troops: Turkey

Turkey 380,000 · Serbia 2,000

Attack helicopters: Turkey

Turkey 111 · Serbia 4

Manpower

Active troops

481.0K
VS
22.5K

Reserve troops

380.0K
VS
2.0K

Paramilitary

150.0K
VS
600.0K

Air force

Total aircraft

1.1K
VS
115

Fighter aircraft

201
VS
11

Attack aircraft

0
VS
17

Helicopters

509
VS
51

Attack helicopters

111
VS
4

Navy

Total naval assets

92
VS
0

Aircraft carriers

0
VS
N/A

Destroyers

0
VS
N/A

Submarines

14
VS
N/A

Frigates

17
VS
N/A

Army and ground forces

Tanks

2.3K
VS
242

Armored vehicles

98.2K
VS
7.2K

Self-propelled artillery

1.0K
VS
96

Towed artillery

635
VS
150

Multiple-launch rocket systems

237
VS
73

Financial and strategic

Defense budget

$51.4B
VS
$2.8B

Defense budget share of GDP

1.7%
VS
1.6%

Estimated nuclear warheads

0
VS
0

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