Compare armed forces

Alliance builder

Military power of Switzerland & Iraq

Switzerland flag svg Iraq flag svg

Switzerland vs Iraq

Show map
Switzerland Iraq

Switzerland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 41,285 km2 (land boundries: 1,770 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The number of inhabitants is 8,570,146.

Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality, but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Swiss law excludes participation in combat operations for peace enforcement, and Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE. The Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military armaments.

More about Switzerland military

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 military

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

Military expenditures

small flag CH CH small flag IQ IQ
Military budget: 6.3 billion $ 10 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0.7% 3.5%

Military budget

small flag CH small flag IQ
Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
More

Manpower

small flag CH CH small flag IQ IQ
Active personnel: 140,000 193,000
Reserve personnel: 80,000 553,000
Available for military: 1,852,580 11,700,000

Active

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

Land Forces

small flag CH CH small flag IQ IQ
Tanks: 224 848
Armoured fighting vehicles: 1,808 5,284
Total artillery: 176 1,969
Self-propelled artillery: 176 283
Rocket artillery: 0 424

Tanks

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

Air Forces

small flag CH CH small flag IQ IQ
Total aircraft: 178 379
Fighter aircraft: 27 0
Multirole aircraft: 25 26
Attack aircraft: 0 32
Helicopters: 57 203
UCAV (combat drone): 0 14

Total aircraft

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

Navy

small flag CH CH small flag IQ IQ
Total naval: 0 68
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 0
Corvettes: 0 2
Submarines: 0 0

Total naval

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

Nuclear weapons

Switzerland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Switzerland

19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.

Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.