Germany vs Spain Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Germany
200K active troops
$60B budget
VS
Spain
100K active troops
$10B budget
266
Tanks
327
5,318
Armored Vehicles
2,040
121
Artillery
152
38
Rocket Systems
0
141
Fighter Jets
139
380
Helicopters
164
80
Warships
46
6
Submarines
3
Nuclear Arsenal
Germany
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Spain
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Germany
LARGEST
183.5K
TROOPS
Spain
65.6% OF LARGEST
120.35K
TROOPS
Germany has 1.52× the active personnel of Spain
Air Force Total Aircraft
Germany
LARGEST
617
AIRCRAFT
Spain
84.6% OF LARGEST
522
AIRCRAFT
Germany has 1.18× the aircraft of Spain
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Germany
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 183,500 | 120,350 |
| Reserve Personnel | 30,000 | 15,150 |
| Total Military Personnel | 214,000 | 135,500 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $56,000,000,000 | $14,900,000,000 |
| Tanks | 266 | 327 |
| Armored Vehicles | 5,318 | 2,040 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 121 | 96 |
| Towed Artillery | 0 | 56 |
| Rocket Projectors | 38 | 0 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Germany
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 617 | 522 |
| Fighters | 141 | 139 |
| Attack Aircraft | 93 | 87 |
| Transport Aircraft | 97 | 43 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 177 | 89 |
| Helicopters | 380 | 164 |
| Attack Helicopters | 53 | 18 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Germany
|
Spain
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 80 | 46 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 0 | 1 |
| Destroyers | 0 | 0 |
| Frigates | 10 | 11 |
| Corvettes | 5 | 0 |
| Submarines | 6 | 3 |
| Patrol Vessels | 0 | 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