2026 military data comparison
United Kingdom vs Afghanistan Military Power
Compare United Kingdom and Afghanistan across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks United Kingdom #11 and Afghanistan #110 in the 2026 edition.
United Kingdom
16.7Strength Score
16 indicators higher
Afghanistan
0.8Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
United Kingdom
16.7 vs 0.8
Indicators higher
16–1
0 tied
Global ranks
#11 / #110
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$88.5B
vs $145.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic3 – 0 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: United Kingdom
United Kingdom 31,940 · Afghanistan 0
Paramilitary: Afghanistan
United Kingdom 0 · Afghanistan 90,000
Fighter aircraft: United Kingdom
United Kingdom 103 · Afghanistan 0
Attack aircraft: United Kingdom
United Kingdom 38 · Afghanistan 0