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Italyvs Pakistan

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Italy (#10) holds a narrow edge over Pakistan (#14).

  • Pakistan has nuclear weapons; Italy has none.
  • Italy has aircraft carriers; Pakistan has none.
  • Italy has destroyers; Pakistan has none.
  1. People and moneyPakistan leads 3 of 4
  2. Land forcesPakistan leads 4 of 5
  3. Air powerPakistan leads 6 of 7
  4. Naval forcesItaly leads 4 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.

$48.1B
Military spending
$11.9B
166K
Active personnel
660K
18K
Reserves
550K
105K
Paramilitary
500K

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Italy: 1.9% of GDP; Pakistan: 2.9% of GDP).

Land forces

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

203
Tanks
2,677
87K
Armored vehicles
59K
64
Self-propelled artillery
662
108
Towed artillery
2,629
21
Rocket artillery
652

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

714
Total aircraft
1,397
88
Fighters
331
65
Attack aircraft
90
352
Helicopters
379
37
Attack helicopters
55
8
Tankers
4
31
Transports
63

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

285
Total fleet
120
2
Aircraft carriers
0
0
Helicopter carriers
0
8
Submarines
8
3
Destroyers
0
14
Frigates
9
0
Corvettes
6

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

0
Warheads
170
0
Deployed warheads
0

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