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Germanyvs Indonesia

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Germany (#12) holds a narrow edge over Indonesia (#13).

  • Germany spends 7.6× as much on its military.
  • Indonesia has 3.5× as many naval vessels.
  • Germany fields 3.1× as many fighters.
  1. People and moneyEven, 2–2
  2. Land forcesIndonesia leads 4 of 5
  3. Air powerGermany leads 6 of 7
  4. Naval forcesEven, 2–2
  5. Nuclear weaponsEven, 0–0

Leads count raw numbers in each category. Larger is not always stronger: a modern fleet can beat a bigger, older one.

People and money

Who can be put in uniform, and how much is spent keeping them there.

$114B
Military spending
$15.0B
184K
Active personnel
405K
860K
Reserves
401K
0
Paramilitary
250K

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Germany: 2.3% of GDP; Indonesia: 1% of GDP).

Land forces

Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.

296
Tanks
331
87K
Armored vehicles
28K
134
Self-propelled artillery
153
0
Towed artillery
396
33
Rocket artillery
67

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

569
Total aircraft
460
127
Fighters
41
63
Attack aircraft
34
292
Helicopters
212
49
Attack helicopters
15
3
Tankers
1
55
Transports
73

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

96
Total fleet
338
0
Aircraft carriers
0
0
Helicopter carriers
0
6
Submarines
4
0
Destroyers
0
11
Frigates
10
6
Corvettes
26

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

0
Warheads
0
0
Deployed warheads
0

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Profiles: Germany and Indonesia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.