Indiavs Saudi Arabia
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, India (#4) holds a clear lead over Saudi Arabia (#25).
- India has nuclear weapons; Saudi Arabia has none.
- India has aircraft carriers; Saudi Arabia has none.
- India has submarines; Saudi Arabia has none.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyIndia leads 4 of 4
- Land forcesIndia leads 3 of 5
- Air powerIndia leads 6 of 7
- Naval forcesIndia leads 6 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsIndia leads 2 of 2
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.
$92.1B
Military spending
$83.2B1.43M
Active personnel
247K1M
Reserves
02.53M
Paramilitary
150KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (India: 2.3% of GDP; Saudi Arabia: 6.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
3,913
Tanks
1,085164K
Armored vehicles
22K100
Self-propelled artillery
3805,640
Towed artillery
557300
Rocket artillery
327Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
2,183
Total aircraft
917476
Fighters
283124
Attack aircraft
81594
Helicopters
26479
Attack helicopters
346
Tankers
22277
Transports
49Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
343
Total fleet
322
Aircraft carriers
00
Helicopter carriers
018
Submarines
013
Destroyers
018
Frigates
721
Corvettes
9Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
190
Warheads
012
Deployed warheads
0Compare other countries
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Profiles: India and Saudi Arabia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.