Military power of Iraq & Canada
Iraq vs Canada
Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.
The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.
More about Iraq militaryCanada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.
Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.
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Military expenditures
IQ | CA | |
---|---|---|
Military budget: | 10 billion $ | 27 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 3.5% | 1.4% |
Manpower
IQ | CA | |
---|---|---|
Active personnel: | 193,000 | 68,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 553,000 | 27,000 |
Available for military: | 11,700,000 | 8,031,266 |
Land Forces
IQ | CA | ||
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Tanks: | 848 | 82 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 5,284 | 1,693 | |
Total artillery: | 1,969 | 163 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 283 | 0 | |
Rocket artillery: | 424 | 0 |
Air Forces
IQ | CA | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 379 | 417 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 26 | 98 | |
Attack aircraft: | 32 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 203 | 165 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 14 | 0 |
Navy
IQ | CA | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 68 | 67 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 12 | |
Corvettes: | 2 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Iraq
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Canada
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Iraq
18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.
Canada
17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years