Australia vs Mexico Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Australia
60K active troops
$30B budget
VS
Mexico
300K active troops
$7B budget
59
Tanks
0
1,426
Armored Vehicles
695
129
Artillery
375
6
Rocket Systems
0
85
Fighter Jets
33
141
Helicopters
273
47
Warships
189
6
Submarines
0
Nuclear Arsenal
Australia
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Mexico
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Mexico
LARGEST
277.15K
TROOPS
Australia
21.3% OF LARGEST
59K
TROOPS
Mexico has 4.70× the active personnel of Australia
Air Force Total Aircraft
Mexico
LARGEST
493
AIRCRAFT
Australia
94.3% OF LARGEST
465
AIRCRAFT
Mexico has 1.06× the aircraft of Australia
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Australia
|
Mexico
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 59,000 | 277,150 |
| Reserve Personnel | 28,850 | 81,500 |
| Total Military Personnel | 88,450 | 358,650 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $31,800,000,000 | $7,000,000,000 |
| Tanks | 59 | 0 |
| Armored Vehicles | 1,426 | 695 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 54 | 0 |
| Towed Artillery | 75 | 375 |
| Rocket Projectors | 6 | 0 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Australia
|
Mexico
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 465 | 493 |
| Fighters | 85 | 33 |
| Attack Aircraft | 24 | 0 |
| Transport Aircraft | 47 | 128 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 168 | 47 |
| Helicopters | 141 | 273 |
| Attack Helicopters | 22 | 0 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Australia
|
Mexico
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 47 | 189 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 2 | 0 |
| Destroyers | 3 | 0 |
| Frigates | 8 | 8 |
| Corvettes | 0 | 0 |
| Submarines | 6 | 0 |
| Patrol Vessels | 13 | 143 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 6 | 0 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology