Compare armed forces

Alliance builder

Military power of Israel & Syria

Israel flag svg Syria flag svg

Israel vs Syria

Show map
Israel Syria

Israel is a country located in Middle East with an area of 20,770 km2 (land boundries: 1,068 km and costline 273 km). The capital of Israel is Jerusalem but it is internationally unrecognized. The number of inhabitants is 9,353,610.

Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the United States. Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems.

More about Israel military

Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

More about Syria military

If you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com

Military expenditures

small flag IL IL small flag SY SY
Military budget: 24 billion $ 1.8 billion $
Percent of GDP: 5.2% 5%

Military budget

small flag IL small flag SY
Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
More

Manpower

small flag IL IL small flag SY SY
Active personnel: 169,500 169,000
Reserve personnel: 465,000 0
Available for military: 1,797,960 11,550,000

Active

small flag IL small flag SY
Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
More

Land Forces

small flag IL IL small flag SY SY
Tanks: 1,300 3,507
Armoured fighting vehicles: 6,190 4,639
Total artillery: 621 3,343
Self-propelled artillery: 352 502
Rocket artillery: 98 691

Tanks

tank svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
More

Air Forces

small flag IL IL small flag SY SY
Total aircraft: 626 470
Fighter aircraft: 41 108
Multirole aircraft: 239 29
Attack aircraft: 0 90
Helicopters: 127 171
UCAV (combat drone): 15 0

Total aircraft

airplane svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
More

Navy

small flag IL IL small flag SY SY
Total naval: 63 43
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 0
Corvettes: 7 0
Submarines: 6 0

Total naval

ship svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
More

Nuclear weapons

Israel

Although not certain, there is a rumour that Israel was the sixth country in the world that managed to research and develop their own nuclear arsenal. However, they did not confirm that fact. Still, a lot of sources claim that they managed to prepare fully working nuclear warheads in 1966. In spite of such early dates, Israel has not joined the NPT. Up to this day, they do not confirm nor deny the possibility of having nuclear arsenal. As a result of that, Israel is said to apply quite effective, yet affordable deterring policy.

According to many organizations, the estimated numbers of nuclear weapons that Israel possesses varies from 80 up to even 200 ready to be launched nuclear weapons. What is more, there are also rumours that Israel managed to prepare special missiles that can be operational from submarines.

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Israel

18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24 (women).

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.