Egypt vs Israel Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Egypt
400K active troops
$4B budget
VS
Israel
200K active troops
$20B budget
4,295
Tanks
1,650
11,700
Armored Vehicles
8,000
3,078
Artillery
950
1,481
Rocket Systems
150
215
Fighter Jets
241
294
Helicopters
150
316
Warships
65
8
Submarines
6
Nuclear Arsenal
Israel
LARGEST
90
WARHEADS
Egypt
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Warheads Over Time
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Egypt
LARGEST
440K
TROOPS
Israel
38.5% OF LARGEST
169.5K
TROOPS
Egypt has 2.60× the active personnel of Israel
Air Force Total Aircraft
Egypt
LARGEST
1.06K
AIRCRAFT
Israel
56.6% OF LARGEST
601
AIRCRAFT
Egypt has 1.77× the aircraft of Israel
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Egypt
|
Israel
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 440,000 | 169,500 |
| Reserve Personnel | 480,000 | 465,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 920,000 | 634,500 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $4,400,000,000 | $24,340,000,000 |
| Tanks | 4,295 | 1,650 |
| Armored Vehicles | 11,700 | 8,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 889 | 650 |
| Towed Artillery | 2,189 | 300 |
| Rocket Projectors | 1,481 | 150 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Egypt
|
Israel
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 1,062 | 601 |
| Fighters | 215 | 241 |
| Attack Aircraft | 88 | 0 |
| Transport Aircraft | 59 | 64 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 387 | 146 |
| Helicopters | 294 | 150 |
| Attack Helicopters | 91 | 48 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Egypt
|
Israel
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 316 | 65 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 2 | 0 |
| Destroyers | 0 | 0 |
| Frigates | 7 | 0 |
| Corvettes | 4 | 8 |
| Submarines | 8 | 6 |
| Patrol Vessels | 50 | 45 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 15 | 0 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology