Canada vs Italy Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Canada
70K active troops
$30B budget
VS
Italy
200K active troops
$30B budget
82
Tanks
200
1,788
Armored Vehicles
3,500
126
Artillery
159
0
Rocket Systems
21
62
Fighter Jets
96
151
Helicopters
354
64
Warships
143
4
Submarines
8
Nuclear Arsenal
Canada
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Italy
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Italy
LARGEST
170K
TROOPS
Canada
40.0% OF LARGEST
68K
TROOPS
Italy has 2.50× the active personnel of Canada
Air Force Total Aircraft
Italy
LARGEST
862
AIRCRAFT
Canada
53.8% OF LARGEST
464
AIRCRAFT
Italy has 1.86× the aircraft of Canada
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
Italy
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 68,000 | 170,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 30,000 | 18,300 |
| Total Military Personnel | 100,000 | 188,300 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $26,500,000,000 | $29,800,000,000 |
| Tanks | 82 | 200 |
| Armored Vehicles | 1,788 | 3,500 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 89 | 89 |
| Towed Artillery | 37 | 70 |
| Rocket Projectors | 0 | 21 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
Italy
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 464 | 862 |
| Fighters | 62 | 96 |
| Attack Aircraft | 86 | 58 |
| Transport Aircraft | 60 | 87 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 103 | 186 |
| Helicopters | 151 | 354 |
| Attack Helicopters | 0 | 59 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
Italy
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 64 | 143 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 0 | 2 |
| Destroyers | 12 | 4 |
| Frigates | 0 | 10 |
| Corvettes | 12 | 0 |
| Submarines | 4 | 8 |
| Patrol Vessels | 8 | 20 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 0 | 10 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology