Military power of Iran & Singapore
Iran vs Singapore
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Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2 (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.
More about Iran militarySingapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.
Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.
More about Singapore militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 IR |  SG | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 25 billion $ | 11.6 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 3.33% |
Manpower
| IR | SG | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 610,000 | 71,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 350,000 | 352,500 |
| Available for military: | 23,619,215 | 1,255,902 |
Land Forces
| IR | SG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 2,842 | 170 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,555 | 3,507 | |
| Total artillery: | 4,873 | 161 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1,030 | 48 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 1,755 | 24 |
Air Forces
| IR | SG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 973 | 252 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 112 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 75 | 100 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 23 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 519 | 87 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 83 | 0 |
Navy
| IR | SG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 272 | 43 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 3 | 6 | |
| Submarines: | 19 | 5 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Singapore
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Iran
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service.
Singapore
18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).