Israelvs United States
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, the United States (#1) holds a solid edge over Israel (#15).
- The United States has aircraft carriers; Israel has none.
- The United States has destroyers; Israel has none.
- The United States holds 41× as many nuclear warheads.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyUnited States leads 3 of 4
- Land forcesUnited States leads 5 of 5
- Air powerUnited States leads 7 of 7
- Naval forcesUnited States leads 6 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsUnited States 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.
$48.3B
Military spending
$954B170K
Active personnel
1.33M465K
Reserves
800K35K
Paramilitary
0Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Israel: 7.8% of GDP; United States: 3.1% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
1,300
Tanks
4,66662K
Armored vehicles
410K323
Self-propelled artillery
1,521171
Towed artillery
1,878228
Rocket artillery
1,731Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
597
Total aircraft
13,032239
Fighters
1,79145
Attack aircraft
926127
Helicopters
5,91348
Attack helicopters
1,02413
Tankers
61014
Transports
917Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
82
Total fleet
4650
Aircraft carriers
110
Helicopter carriers
96
Submarines
660
Destroyers
830
Frigates
07
Corvettes
27Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
90
Warheads
3,7000
Deployed warheads
1,770Compare other countries
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Profiles: Israel and United States. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.