2026 MILITARY DATA COMPARISON

Uzbekistan vs United States Military Power

A structured comparison across 27 available indicators. Country A is always cyan; Country B is always amber. Larger inventories are not predictions of combat outcomes.

Uzbekistan flag
Country A

Uzbekistan

#63 global · #20 in Asia

2.6Military Strength Score / 100
United States flag
Country B

United States

#1 global · #1 in North America

95.0Military Strength Score / 100
MSS gap92.4 pointsUnited States has the higher score
Reported values higherA 1 · B 251 tied; “higher” does not always mean “better”
Global positionsA #63 · B #1of 145 country profiles
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UzbekistanCYAN COLUMN
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United StatesAMBER COLUMN

Country context

PopulationUnited States +304,731,429
A · Uzbekistan37,053,428World Bank 2025
B · United States341,784,857World Bank 2025
Nominal GDPUnited States +$30.62T
A · Uzbekistan$147.0BWorld Bank 2025
B · United States$30.77TWorld Bank 2025
Land areaUnited States +8,706,770 km²
A · Uzbekistan440,650 km²World Bank 2023
B · United States9,147,420 km²World Bank 2023
Defense budget per residentUnited States +$2.3K
A · Uzbekistan$167.6Derived · population 2025
B · United States$2.4KDerived · population 2025
Active troops per 1,000 residentsUnited States +0.66
A · Uzbekistan3.24Derived · population 2025
B · United States3.90Derived · population 2025

Manpower

Active troopsUnited States +1,213,030
A · Uzbekistan120,000
B · United States1,333,030
Reserve troopsUnited States +799,500
A · Uzbekistan0
B · United States799,500
ParamilitaryUzbekistan +20,000
A · Uzbekistan20,000
B · United States0

Air force

Total aircraftUnited States +12,873
A · Uzbekistan159
B · United States13,032
Fighter aircraftUnited States +1,765
A · Uzbekistan26
B · United States1,791
Attack aircraftUnited States +913
A · Uzbekistan13
B · United States926
Transport aircraftUnited States +4,383
A · Uzbekistan19
B · United States4,402
HelicoptersUnited States +5,812
A · Uzbekistan101
B · United States5,913
Attack helicoptersUnited States +990
A · Uzbekistan34
B · United States1,024

Navy

Total naval assetsUnited States +200
A · Uzbekistan0
B · United States200
Aircraft carriersUnited States +11
A · Uzbekistan0
B · United States11
DestroyersUnited States +83
A · Uzbekistan0
B · United States83
SubmarinesUnited States +66
A · Uzbekistan0
B · United States66
FrigatesSame reported value
A · Uzbekistan0
B · United States0

Army and ground forces

TanksUnited States +4,196
A · Uzbekistan470
B · United States4,666
Armored vehiclesUnited States +400,968
A · Uzbekistan8,692
B · United States409,660
Self-propelled artilleryUnited States +1,344
A · Uzbekistan177
B · United States1,521
Towed artilleryUnited States +1,642
A · Uzbekistan236
B · United States1,878
Multiple-launch rocket systemsUnited States +1,623
A · Uzbekistan108
B · United States1,731

Financial and strategic

Defense budgetUnited States +$825.3B
A · Uzbekistan$6.2B
B · United States$831.5B
Defense budget share of GDPUnited States +1.6%
A · Uzbekistan1.6%
B · United States3.2%
Estimated nuclear warheadsUnited States +5,042
A · Uzbekistan0
B · United States5,042

What this comparison cannot tell you

A larger reported inventory or MSS score is not a prediction of military success. Readiness, training, maintenance, geography, logistics, technology quality, alliances, doctrine and objectives sit outside this table.

Review sources, weights and limitations →

Country inventory baseline: 2026 edition. Population, GDP, land-area context and military-expenditure trends: World Bank WDI, with the observation year shown at the decision point. Nuclear totals: FAS beginning-of-2026 estimates. Source links and structure reviewed August 25, 2026.