2026 military data comparison
Turkey vs Syria Military Power
Compare Turkey and Syria across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Turkey #14 and Syria #78 in the 2026 edition.
Turkey
15.5Strength Score
17 indicators higher
Syria
1.7Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Turkey
15.5 vs 1.7
Indicators higher
17–1
3 tied
Global ranks
#14 / #78
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$51.4B
vs $145.9M
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force4 – 0 – 1
Navy3 – 2 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Turkey
Turkey 380,000 · Syria 0
Attack aircraft: Syria
Turkey 0 · Syria 5
Submarines: Turkey
Turkey 14 · Syria 0
Frigates: Turkey
Turkey 17 · Syria 0