Greece vs Turkey Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Greece
100K active troops
$5B budget
VS
Turkey
400K active troops
$20B budget
1,244
Tanks
3,022
3,400
Armored Vehicles
11,630
1,010
Artillery
2,520
122
Rocket Systems
366
187
Fighter Jets
206
225
Helicopters
492
116
Warships
149
11
Submarines
12
Nuclear Arsenal
Greece
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Turkey
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Turkey
LARGEST
355.2K
TROOPS
Greece
40.2% OF LARGEST
142.7K
TROOPS
Turkey has 2.49× the active personnel of Greece
Air Force Total Aircraft
Turkey
LARGEST
1.06K
AIRCRAFT
Greece
53.5% OF LARGEST
566
AIRCRAFT
Turkey has 1.87× the aircraft of Greece
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Greece
|
Turkey
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 142,700 | 355,200 |
| Reserve Personnel | 221,350 | 378,700 |
| Total Military Personnel | 364,050 | 733,900 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $5,472,000,000 | $15,500,000,000 |
| Tanks | 1,244 | 3,022 |
| Armored Vehicles | 3,400 | 11,630 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 547 | 1,242 |
| Towed Artillery | 463 | 1,278 |
| Rocket Projectors | 122 | 366 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Greece
|
Turkey
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 566 | 1,057 |
| Fighters | 187 | 206 |
| Attack Aircraft | 0 | 249 |
| Transport Aircraft | 45 | 87 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 109 | 289 |
| Helicopters | 225 | 492 |
| Attack Helicopters | 29 | 94 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Greece
|
Turkey
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 116 | 149 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 0 | 1 |
| Destroyers | 0 | 0 |
| Frigates | 13 | 16 |
| Corvettes | 0 | 10 |
| Submarines | 11 | 12 |
| Patrol Vessels | 38 | 34 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 10 | 11 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology