Japanvs Turkey
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Japan (#7) holds a narrow edge over Turkey (#9).
- Japan has destroyers; Turkey has none.
- Turkey fields 3.1× as many tanks.
- Japan spends 2.1× as much on its military.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyTurkey leads 3 of 4
- Land forcesTurkey leads 5 of 5
- Air powerJapan leads 6 of 7
- Naval forcesEven, 3–3
- Nuclear weaponsEven, 0–0
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.
$62.2B
Military spending
$30.0B252K
Active personnel
481K56K
Reserves
380K25K
Paramilitary
150KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Japan: 1.4% of GDP; Turkey: 1.9% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
734
Tanks
2,28454K
Armored vehicles
98K193
Self-propelled artillery
1,045480
Towed artillery
63599
Rocket artillery
237Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
1,429
Total aircraft
1,101217
Fighters
20147
Attack aircraft
0583
Helicopters
509118
Attack helicopters
11110
Tankers
753
Transports
84Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
158
Total fleet
1920
Aircraft carriers
04
Helicopter carriers
123
Submarines
1441
Destroyers
08
Frigates
170
Corvettes
9Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
00
Deployed warheads
0Compare other countries
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Profiles: Japan and Turkey. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.