Military power of Iraq & Iran
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Country: | Iraq (IQ) | Iran (IR) |
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Capital: | Baghdad | Tehran |
Population: | 38 433 600 | 78 192 200 |
Area: | 437 072 km2 | 1 648 195 km2 |
More: | Iraq military forces description | Iran military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 17,3 billion $ | 14 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 7,5% | 2,5% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 64 000 | 550 000 |
Reserve personnel: | 0 | 350 000 |
Available for military: | 11 700 000 | 23 619 215 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 309 | 2 531 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4 631 | 1 625 | |
Total artillery: | 194 | 4 096 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 44 | 570 | |
Rocket artillery: | 30 | 1 438 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 285 | 850 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 130 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 34 | 73 | |
Attack aircraft: | 55 | 52 | |
Helicopters: | 156 | 324 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 59 | 406 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 6 | |
Corvettes: | 2 | 3 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 40 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Iraq
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Iraq
18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.
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.