United Arab Emirates + Bahrain + Kuwait + Oman + Qatar + Saudi Arabia vs Iran
Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is United Arab Emirates + Bahrain + Kuwait + Oman + Qatar + Saudi Arabia, red is Iran.
🇦🇪 🇧🇭 🇰🇼 🇴🇲 🇶🇦 🇸🇦 United Arab Emirates + Bahrain + Kuwait + Oman + Qatar + Saudi Arabia
🇮🇷 Iran
Active Conflicts
2026 Iran War
10,000+ deaths
Yemen Civil War / Red Sea Crisis
2,000+ deaths
2026 Iran War
10,000+ deaths
Leads More Categories
Even split
United Arab Emirates + Bahrain + Kuwait + Oman + Qatar + Saudi Arabia wins 2 of 6 · Iran wins 2 of 6
Manpower
★ Iran
Financials
★ United Arab Emirates + Bahrain + Kuwait + Oman + Qatar + Saudi Arabia
Airpower
★ United Arab Emirates + Bahrain + Kuwait + Oman + Qatar + Saudi Arabia
Land Power
★ Iran
Naval Power
Tied
Strategic
Tied
Manpower
58,000,000
👥 Total Population
88,000,000 ★
402,000
🪖 Active Personnel
610,000 ★
20,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
350,000 ★
n/a
👮 Paramilitary Forces
190,000 ★
Financials
★ $126.5B
💰 Defense Budget
$20B
★ $2,165B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$400B
Airpower
★ 1,870
✈️ Total Aircraft
551
★ 585
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
186
★ 1,285
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
365
n/a
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
129 ★
Land Power
★ 2,290
🛡️ Tank Strength
1,996
n/a
🚚 Armored Vehicles
4,071 ★
n/a
💥 Towed Artillery
2,050 ★
Naval Power
★ 345
⚓ Fleet Strength
110
0
🌊 Submarines
19 ★
0
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
0
Strategic
None declared
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
None declared
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