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Israelvs Pakistan

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Pakistan (#14) holds a narrow edge over Israel (#15).

  • Israel spends 4.1× as much on its military.
  • Pakistan has 3.9× as many active troops.
  • Pakistan fields 2.3× as many total aircraft.
  1. People and moneyPakistan leads 3 of 4
  2. Land forcesPakistan leads 4 of 5
  3. Air powerPakistan leads 6 of 7
  4. Naval forcesPakistan leads 3 of 7
  5. Nuclear weaponsPakistan leads 1 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.

$48.3B
Military spending
$11.9B
170K
Active personnel
660K
465K
Reserves
550K
35K
Paramilitary
500K

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Israel: 7.8% of GDP; Pakistan: 2.9% of GDP).

Land forces

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

1,300
Tanks
2,677
62K
Armored vehicles
59K
323
Self-propelled artillery
662
171
Towed artillery
2,629
228
Rocket artillery
652

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

597
Total aircraft
1,397
239
Fighters
331
45
Attack aircraft
90
127
Helicopters
379
48
Attack helicopters
55
13
Tankers
4
14
Transports
63

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

82
Total fleet
120
0
Aircraft carriers
0
0
Helicopter carriers
0
6
Submarines
8
0
Destroyers
0
0
Frigates
9
7
Corvettes
6

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

90
Warheads
170
0
Deployed warheads
0

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