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Pakistanvs Saudi Arabia

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Pakistan (#14) holds a solid edge over Saudi Arabia (#25).

  • Pakistan has nuclear weapons; Saudi Arabia has none.
  • Pakistan has submarines; Saudi Arabia has none.
  • Saudi Arabia spends 7× as much on its military.
  1. People and moneyPakistan leads 3 of 4
  2. Land forcesPakistan leads 5 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.

$11.9B
Military spending
$83.2B
660K
Active personnel
247K
550K
Reserves
0
500K
Paramilitary
150K

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Pakistan: 2.9% of GDP; Saudi Arabia: 6.5% of GDP).

Land forces

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

2,677
Tanks
1,085
59K
Armored vehicles
22K
662
Self-propelled artillery
380
2,629
Towed artillery
557
652
Rocket artillery
327

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

1,397
Total aircraft
917
331
Fighters
283
90
Attack aircraft
81
379
Helicopters
264
55
Attack helicopters
34
4
Tankers
22
63
Transports
49

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

120
Total fleet
32
0
Aircraft carriers
0
0
Helicopter carriers
0
8
Submarines
0
0
Destroyers
0
9
Frigates
7
6
Corvettes
9

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

170
Warheads
0
0
Deployed warheads
0

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