Asia · Western Asia. Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
Israel is located in Asia (Western Asia). It has an estimated population of 9,800,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $530 billion (about $54,082 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 170,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 465,000 reservists, ranking #30 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $34B, roughly 6.4% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 600 military aircraft, 1,300 tanks, 65 naval vessels. Israel's air fleet is assessed as modern and its armored fleet as modern in this dataset's modernity model. Israel has a leading-tier documented drone/UAV program. Israel is a declared or estimated nuclear weapons state, with an estimated 90 warheads. Israel is currently involved in 3 active conflicts tracked on this site: Gaza / Israel–Palestine, Israel–Lebanon / Hezbollah Conflict, 2026 Iran War. Over the past three decades, Israel has also been involved in 1 other documented conflict, including Second Intifada. Overall, Israel ranks #15 of 145 in the military strength index referenced by this dataset.
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Active Conflicts (3)
Conflict
Region
Est. Deaths
Gaza / Israel–Palestine
Middle East · since Oct 2023
45,000+
Israel–Lebanon / Hezbollah Conflict
Middle East · southern Lebanon ground operations, escalated into 2026
4,000+
2026 Iran War
Middle East · US/Israel vs. Iran, began Feb 2026
10,000+
Historical Record (concluded wars only)
Conflict
Outcome
Six-Day War (1967)
WIN
Yom Kippur War (1973)
WIN
2006 Lebanon War
DRAW / CONTESTED
Conflicts, Past 30 Years (1)
Conflict
Years
Est. Deaths
Second Intifada
2000–2005
4,000+
Category Shape vs. world, log scale
Economy & Demographics
👥Population
9,800,000#95 of 196
📈GDP (Nominal)
$530B#26 of 194
💵GDP Per Capita
$54,082#21 of 194
Manpower
🪖Active Personnel
170,000#30 of 174
🎖️Reserve Personnel
465,000#11 of 141
👮Paramilitary Forces
n/a
Financials & Strategic
💰Defense Budget
$34B#15 of 178
☢️Nuclear Warheads
90
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
Leading
Airpower
✈️Total Aircraft
600#19 of 98
🛩️Fighter Aircraft
340#7 of 78
🛫Bombers & Other Aircraft
260
🚁Helicopters (Total)
146
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
MODERN
Modernity score 4.2/5.0.
Named Aircraft Fleet (325 of 600 total)
ESTIMATED
F-35I Adir GEN 5 · STEALTH
40
F-16 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
220
F-15 GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
65
Fleet Modernity Score
4.2 / 5.0
Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.
Named Tank Fleet (1,290 of 1,300 total)
ESTIMATED
Merkava IV ADVANCED
490
Merkava II/III (legacy) DATED
800
Era reflects armor generation, not raw count — e.g. North Korea's tank fleet is numerically large but almost entirely Cold War-era T-55/T-62 derivatives, while a much smaller modern Advanced-era fleet (M1A2 Abrams, Leopard 2A7, K2 Black Panther class) typically outmatches it on paper.