Military power of Iran & Taiwan
Iran vs Taiwan
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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 militaryTaiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
More about Taiwan militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 IR |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 25 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| IR | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 610,000 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 350,000 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 23,619,215 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| IR | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 2,842 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,555 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 4,873 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1,030 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 1,755 | 126 |
Air Forces
| IR | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 973 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 112 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 75 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 23 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 519 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 83 | 0 |
Navy
| IR | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 272 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 3 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 19 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
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.
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.