Australia vs Spain Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Australia
60K active troops
$30B budget
VS
Spain
100K active troops
$10B budget
59
Tanks
327
1,426
Armored Vehicles
2,040
129
Artillery
152
6
Rocket Systems
0
85
Fighter Jets
139
141
Helicopters
164
47
Warships
46
6
Submarines
3
Nuclear Arsenal
Australia
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Spain
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Spain
LARGEST
120.35K
TROOPS
Australia
49.0% OF LARGEST
59K
TROOPS
Spain has 2.04× the active personnel of Australia
Air Force Total Aircraft
Spain
LARGEST
522
AIRCRAFT
Australia
89.1% OF LARGEST
465
AIRCRAFT
Spain has 1.12× the aircraft of Australia
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Australia
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 59,000 | 120,350 |
| Reserve Personnel | 28,850 | 15,150 |
| Total Military Personnel | 88,450 | 135,500 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $31,800,000,000 | $14,900,000,000 |
| Tanks | 59 | 327 |
| Armored Vehicles | 1,426 | 2,040 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 54 | 96 |
| Towed Artillery | 75 | 56 |
| Rocket Projectors | 6 | 0 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Australia
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 465 | 522 |
| Fighters | 85 | 139 |
| Attack Aircraft | 24 | 87 |
| Transport Aircraft | 47 | 43 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 168 | 89 |
| Helicopters | 141 | 164 |
| Attack Helicopters | 22 | 18 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Australia
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 47 | 46 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 2 | 1 |
| Destroyers | 3 | 0 |
| Frigates | 8 | 11 |
| Corvettes | 0 | 0 |
| Submarines | 6 | 3 |
| Patrol Vessels | 13 | 23 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 6 | 6 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology