Military power of Indonesia & Iran
Indonesia vs Iran
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Indonesia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 1,904,569 km2 (land boundries: 2,958 km and costline 54,716 km). The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. The number of inhabitants is 270,203,917.
The Indonesian military inventory comes from a wide variety of sources. Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries. The Indonesian Government publicly said in 2022 that growing its domestic defense industry is a national priority over the next 5-10 years.
More about Indonesia militaryIran 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 militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 ID |  IR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 10.1 billion $ | 25 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.7% | 2.5% |
Manpower
| ID | IR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 400,000 | 610,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 400,000 | 350,000 |
| Available for military: | 131,000,000 | 23,619,215 |
Land Forces
| ID | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 241 | 2,842 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,319 | 3,555 | |
| Total artillery: | 796 | 4,873 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 145 | 1,030 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 90 | 1,755 |
Air Forces
| ID | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 465 | 973 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 5 | 112 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 44 | 75 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 51 | 23 | |
| Helicopters: | 203 | 519 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 83 |
Navy
| ID | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 347 | 272 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 7 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 24 | 3 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 19 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Indonesia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Indonesia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
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.