Canada vs Spain Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Canada
70K active troops
$30B budget
VS
Spain
100K active troops
$10B budget
82
Tanks
327
1,788
Armored Vehicles
2,040
126
Artillery
152
0
Rocket Systems
0
62
Fighter Jets
139
151
Helicopters
164
64
Warships
46
4
Submarines
3
Nuclear Arsenal
Canada
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Spain
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Spain
LARGEST
120.35K
TROOPS
Canada
56.5% OF LARGEST
68K
TROOPS
Spain has 1.77× the active personnel of Canada
Air Force Total Aircraft
Spain
LARGEST
522
AIRCRAFT
Canada
88.9% OF LARGEST
464
AIRCRAFT
Spain has 1.13× the aircraft of Canada
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 68,000 | 120,350 |
| Reserve Personnel | 30,000 | 15,150 |
| Total Military Personnel | 100,000 | 135,500 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $26,500,000,000 | $14,900,000,000 |
| Tanks | 82 | 327 |
| Armored Vehicles | 1,788 | 2,040 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 89 | 96 |
| Towed Artillery | 37 | 56 |
| Rocket Projectors | 0 | 0 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 464 | 522 |
| Fighters | 62 | 139 |
| Attack Aircraft | 86 | 87 |
| Transport Aircraft | 60 | 43 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 103 | 89 |
| Helicopters | 151 | 164 |
| Attack Helicopters | 0 | 18 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 64 | 46 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 0 | 1 |
| Destroyers | 12 | 0 |
| Frigates | 0 | 11 |
| Corvettes | 12 | 0 |
| Submarines | 4 | 3 |
| Patrol Vessels | 8 | 23 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 0 | 6 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology