2026 military data comparison
United Kingdom vs New Zealand Military Power
Compare United Kingdom and New Zealand across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks United Kingdom #11 and New Zealand #121 in the 2026 edition.
United Kingdom
16.7Strength Score
20 indicators higher
New Zealand
0.5Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
United Kingdom
16.7 vs 0.5
Indicators higher
20–1
0 tied
Global ranks
#11 / #121
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$88.5B
vs $2.5B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy5 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic3 – 0 – 0
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: New Zealand
United Kingdom 0 · New Zealand 300
Fighter aircraft: United Kingdom
United Kingdom 103 · New Zealand 0
Attack aircraft: United Kingdom
United Kingdom 38 · New Zealand 0
Attack helicopters: United Kingdom
United Kingdom 50 · New Zealand 0