Compare armed forces

Alliance builder

Military power of Spain & Italy

Spain flag svg Italy flag svg

Spain vs Italy

Show map
Spain Italy

Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe with an area of 505,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,952.7 km and costline 4,964 km). The capital of Spain is Madrid. The number of inhabitants is 47,450,795.

Spain joined NATO in 1982. The inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector.

More about Spain military

Italy is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 301,338 km2 (land boundries: 1,836.4 km and costline 7,600 km). The capital of Italy is Rome. The number of inhabitants is 60,317,116.

Italy is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Italian Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced, jointly-produced, and imported weapons systems, mostly from Europe and the United State. The Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in naval vessels and aircraft

More about Italy military

If you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com

Military expenditures

small flag ES
small flag IT

Military budget

+
23.7 billion $
32.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

+
1.5 %
1.5 %

Manpower

small flag ES
small flag IT

Active personnel

+
133,282
165,500

Reserve personnel

+
15,150
18,300

Available for military

+
11,759,557
13,865,688

Land Forces

small flag ES
small flag IT
mlrs svg

Tanks

+
327
200
mlrs svg

Armoured fighting vehicles

+
2,361
2,758
mlrs svg

Total artillery

+
242
197
mlrs svg

Self-propelled artillery

+
102
68
mlrs svg

Rocket artillery

+
0
21

Air Forces

small flag ES
small flag IT
mlrs svg

Total aircraft

+
570
712
mlrs svg

Fighter

+
68
92
mlrs svg

Multirole

+
84
66
mlrs svg

Attack

+
13
45
mlrs svg

Helicopters

+
152
423
mlrs svg

UCAV (combat drone)

+
4
12

Navy

small flag ES
small flag IT
mlrs svg

Total naval

+
60
200
mlrs svg

Aircraft carriers

+
1
2
mlrs svg

Destroyers

+
0
4
mlrs svg

Frigates

+
11
15
mlrs svg

Corvettes

+
0
0
mlrs svg

Submarines

+
2
8

Nuclear weapons

Spain

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Italy

Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Military service

Spain

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length.

Italy

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.