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United Kingdom vs Israel
The United Kingdom ranks #5 and Israel ranks #7 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. The United Kingdom spends $89.0B on defense with 141K active personnel; Israel spends $48.3B with 170K.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Global Rank | #7 |
| $89.0B | Defense Budget | $48.3B |
| 2.4% | Budget % of GDP | 7.8% |
| $4.00T | GDP | $611B |
| 69.49M | Population | 10.12M |
| Personnel | ||
| 141K | Active Personnel | 170K |
| 70K | Reserve Personnel | 465K |
| 0 | Paramilitary | 8K |
| Air | ||
| 593 | Military Aircraft | 599 |
| 172 | Combat Aircraft | 287 |
| 171 | Fighter Jets | 287 |
| 47 | 5th Gen Fighters | 48 |
| 1 | Bombers | 0 |
| 218 | Helicopters | 126 |
| 72 | Attack Helicopters | 48 |
| 12 | Military Drones (UAV) | 0 |
| Land | ||
| 285 | Main Battle Tanks | 400 |
| 526 | Infantry Fighting Vehicles | 0 |
| 2,750 | Armoured Personnel Carriers | 5,890 |
| 166 | Artillery Systems | 280 |
| Naval | ||
| 10 | Submarines | 6 |
| 10 | Nuclear Submarines | 0 |
| 2 | Aircraft Carriers | 0 |
| 0 | Helicopter / Amphibious Carriers | 0 |
| Strategic | ||
| 225 | Nuclear Warheads | 90 |
| 1 | Ballistic Missile Systems | 3 |
| 0 | ICBM Systems | 0 |
| 2 | Cruise Missile Systems | 4 |
| 0 | Hypersonic Systems | 0 |
| 12,000 km | Longest Missile Range | 6,500 km |
The two countries each lead in 12 of the measured categories. Numbers alone do not decide a war: training, logistics, geography, alliances and nuclear deterrence matter too. A dash means the source publishes no figure.
Sources: CSIS Missile Threat, Federation of American Scientists, IISS Military Balance, Military Atlas Index, SIPRI, Wikipedia, Wikipedia / FlightGlobal, World Bank.