I think a lot of people have an understanding that the force that binds the nucleus together is quite a bit stronger than the electromagnetic force. (Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1162/)
What is not always appreciated is that the forces binding the nucleus together are the strong force analog of the van der Waals force in electromagnetism. So it is not really right to compare the way the electron is bound to the nucleus to the way the nucleus itself is bound together. If you want to compare the electromagnetic force to the strong force, the better comparison is between the force binding the nucleus to a hydrogen bond.
The strong force itself is many orders of magnitude stronger than the force binding the nucleus together.
What is not always appreciated is that the forces binding the nucleus together are the strong force analog of the van der Waals force in electromagnetism. So it is not really right to compare the way the electron is bound to the nucleus to the way the nucleus itself is bound together. If you want to compare the electromagnetic force to the strong force, the better comparison is between the force binding the nucleus to a hydrogen bond.
The strong force itself is many orders of magnitude stronger than the force binding the nucleus together.