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Pakistanvs United States

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, the United States (#1) holds a solid edge over Pakistan (#14).

  • The United States has aircraft carriers; Pakistan has none.
  • The United States has destroyers; Pakistan has none.
  • The United States spends 80× as much on its military.
  1. People and moneyUnited States leads 3 of 4
  2. Land forcesUnited States leads 4 of 5
  3. Air powerUnited States leads 7 of 7
  4. Naval forcesUnited States leads 6 of 7
  5. 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.

$11.9B
Military spending
$954B
660K
Active personnel
1.33M
550K
Reserves
800K
500K
Paramilitary
0

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Pakistan: 2.9% of GDP; United States: 3.1% of GDP).

Land forces

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

2,677
Tanks
4,666
59K
Armored vehicles
410K
662
Self-propelled artillery
1,521
2,629
Towed artillery
1,878
652
Rocket artillery
1,731

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

1,397
Total aircraft
13,032
331
Fighters
1,791
90
Attack aircraft
926
379
Helicopters
5,913
55
Attack helicopters
1,024
4
Tankers
610
63
Transports
917

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

120
Total fleet
465
0
Aircraft carriers
11
0
Helicopter carriers
9
8
Submarines
66
0
Destroyers
83
9
Frigates
0
6
Corvettes
27

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

170
Warheads
3,700
0
Deployed warheads
1,770

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