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Greece

Europe & Central Asia · Athens

Rank #18 of 173

68.9Strength score

Photos

1st Infantry Division Forward leadership visits soldiers in Greece (6108592)
1st Infantry Division Forward leadership visits soldiers in Greece (6108592)U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Cody Kellum · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
USS PHILIPPINE SEA RENDERS HONORS TO ITALIAN NAVY SHIP (6334228)
USS PHILIPPINE SEA RENDERS HONORS TO ITALIAN NAVY SHIP (6334228)U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Indra Beaufort · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A Hellenic Air Force F-16D aircraft takes off from Souda Air Base, Greece, during a flying training deployment with the Hellenic Air Force Feb. 27 140227-F-MY082-286
A Hellenic Air Force F-16D aircraft takes off from Souda Air Base, Greece, during a flying training deployment with the Hellenic Air Force Feb. 27 140227-F-MY082-286SSgt Thomas Trower · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance83
  • Air power67
  • Manpower84
  • Land forces84
  • Naval power64
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$8.4B #35
Budget as % of GDP
2.99% #37
Spending per person
$805 #33
GDP
$280.6B #51
Population
10,413,962 #93

Manpower

Active personnel
131,650 #45
Reserve personnel
264,500 #15
Paramilitary
7,400 #37
Total personnel
403,550 #24

Land forces

Tanks
1,273 #14
Armoured vehicles
2,902 #5
Self-propelled artillery
590 #10
Towed artillery
698 #14
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
152 #19

Air power

Total aircraft
756 #13
Fighter jets
214 #14
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
66 #13
Helicopters
324 #11
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

Total naval vessels
27 #41
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
—
Submarines
8 #13
Destroyers
—
Frigates
13 #8
Corvettes
0
Patrol vessels
6 #42

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Greece uses (72)

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconFighter aircraft Dassault Mirage 2000Dassault Mirage 2000Fighter aircraft McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIFighter aircraft Leopard 2Leopard 2Main battle tanks Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft Lockheed F-104 StarfighterLockheed F-104 StarfighterFighter aircraft Bristol BlenheimBristol BlenheimBombers Storm ShadowStorm ShadowCruise missiles Convair F-102 Delta DaggerConvair F-102 Delta DaggerFighter aircraft 9M133 Kornet9M133 KornetAnti-tank guided missiles Airco DH.9Airco DH.9Bombers Henschel Hs 126Henschel Hs 126Reconnaissance aircraft

Weapons made in Greece (8)

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Sa'ar 4-class missile boatSa'ar 4-class missile boatFast attack craft KefefsKefefsSniper rifles Roussen-class fast attack craftRoussen-class fast attack craftFast attack craft EPK (Pyrkal) Machine gunEPK (Pyrkal) Machine gunMachine guns Chropi GP10 submachine gunChropi GP10 submachine gunSubmachine guns ELBO KentaurusInfantry fighting vehicles La Combattante IIIb-class fast attack craftFast attack craft Chropi rifleBattle rifles

Others in the region

  1. 2Russian Federation95.0 VS
  2. 8France77.2 VS
  3. 10United Kingdom74.7 VS
  4. 12Turkiye73.3 VS
  5. 19Germany68.2 VS
  6. 20Italy67.8 VS
  7. 24Spain67.0 VS
  8. 27Ukraine65.8 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (equipment) · Year 2025 · ↗