Military power of Venezuela & Iran
Venezuela vs Iran
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Venezuela is a country located in Northern South America with an area of 916,445 km2 (land boundries: 5,267 km and costline 2,800 km). The capital of Venezuela is Caracas. The number of inhabitants is 28,887,118.
The FANB inventory is mainly of Chinese and Russian origin with a smaller mix of equipment from Western countries. Russia is the top supplier of military hardware to Venezuela
More about Venezuela militaryIran 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 militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 VE |  IR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 0.7 billion $ | 25 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.35% | 2.5% |
Manpower
| VE | IR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 330,000 | 610,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 8,000 | 350,000 |
| Available for military: | 8,000,000 | 23,619,215 |
Land Forces
| VE | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 312 | 2,842 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,000 | 3,555 | |
| Total artillery: | 200 | 4,873 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 60 | 1,030 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 36 | 1,755 |
Air Forces
| VE | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 263 | 973 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 6 | 112 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 42 | 75 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 23 | |
| Helicopters: | 81 | 519 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 83 |
Navy
| VE | IR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 46 | 272 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 3 | 3 | |
| Submarines: | 2 | 19 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Venezuela
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Iran
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Venezuela
All citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service, though mandatory recruitment is forbidden; the minimum service obligation is 12 months.
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.