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Germanyvs Pakistan

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Germany (#12) holds a narrow edge over Pakistan (#14).

  • Pakistan has nuclear weapons; Germany has none.
  • Germany spends 9.6× as much on its military.
  • Pakistan fields 9× as many tanks.
  1. People and moneyEven, 2–2
  2. Land forcesPakistan leads 4 of 5
  3. Air powerPakistan leads 7 of 7
  4. Naval forcesPakistan leads 2 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.

$114B
Military spending
$11.9B
184K
Active personnel
660K
860K
Reserves
550K
0
Paramilitary
500K

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Germany: 2.3% of GDP; Pakistan: 2.9% of GDP).

Land forces

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

296
Tanks
2,677
87K
Armored vehicles
59K
134
Self-propelled artillery
662
0
Towed artillery
2,629
33
Rocket artillery
652

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

569
Total aircraft
1,397
127
Fighters
331
63
Attack aircraft
90
292
Helicopters
379
49
Attack helicopters
55
3
Tankers
4
55
Transports
63

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

96
Total fleet
120
0
Aircraft carriers
0
0
Helicopter carriers
0
6
Submarines
8
0
Destroyers
0
11
Frigates
9
6
Corvettes
6

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

0
Warheads
170
0
Deployed warheads
0

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