2026 regional data view
Middle East Military Power
Compare the Middle East country group used by MilitaryDex across personnel, budgets, aircraft, land systems and naval assets. The ranking below uses MilitaryDex MSS and should not be read as a forecast of military outcomes.
Regional dataset totals
13
Countries
1.8M
Active personnel
$172.6B
Defense budgets
4.3K
Aircraft
9.5K
Tanks
638
Naval assets
Totals add reported country values in this data edition. Missing values are omitted; the figures do not represent a unified force.
Category leaders
Middle East country rankings
Same-edition values; click a country for its full profile.
| Region rank | Country | Global rank | MSS | Active | Budget | Aircraft | Tanks | Navy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Israel | #12 | 15.9 | 169.5K | $34.6B | 597 | 1,300 | 79 |
| #2 |  Iran | #13 | 15.8 | 610.0K | $9.2B | 551 | 2,675 | 57 |
| #3 |  Saudi Arabia | #24 | 8.6 | 247.0K | $64.0B | 917 | 1,085 | 28 |
| #4 |  Iraq | #34 | 5.9 | 193.0K | $8.0B | 360 | 1,188 | 56 |
| #5 |  Jordan | #40 | 4.7 | 114.5K | $2.7B | 279 | 1,508 | 27 |
| #6 |  United Arab Emirates | #47 | 3.9 | 65.0K | $23.5B | 581 | 354 | 47 |
| #7 |  Kuwait | #55 | 3.1 | 78.0K | $8.0B | 133 | 367 | 106 |
| #8 |  Qatar | #58 | 2.9 | 26.6K | $11.9B | 263 | 62 | 111 |
| #9 |  Oman | #65 | 2.4 | 100.0K | $8.4B | 128 | 264 | 13 |
| #10 |  Lebanon | #72 | 2.0 | 80.0K | $800.0M | 80 | 334 | 42 |
| #11 |  Bahrain | #77 | 1.7 | 18.4K | $997.0M | 137 | 150 | 54 |
| #12 |  Syria | #78 | 1.7 | 100.0K | $145.9M | 104 | 168 | 8 |
| #13 |  Yemen | #92 | 1.2 | 33.4K | $405.2M | 160 | 0 | 10 |