Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is Iran, red is Egypt.
🇮🇷 Iran
🇪🇬 Egypt
Active Conflicts
2026 Iran War
10,000+ deaths
None tracked
Fleet Modernity — Quality, Not Just Count
MIXED
✈️ Air Fleet
MODERN
MIXED
🛡️ Armor Fleet
LIKELY MINIMAL
LIKELY AGING
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY MINIMAL
Leads More Categories
Even split
Iran wins 2 of 6 · Egypt wins 2 of 6
Manpower
Tied
Financials
★ Iran
Airpower
★ Egypt
Land Power
★ Iran
Naval Power
★ Egypt
Strategic
Tied
Manpower
88,000,000
👥 Total Population
105,000,000 ★
★ 610,000
🪖 Active Personnel
440,000
350,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
480,000 ★
★ 190,000
👮 Paramilitary Forces
n/a
Financials
★ $20B
💰 Defense Budget
$5B
★ $400B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$380B
Airpower
551
✈️ Total Aircraft
1,080 ★
186
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
240 ★
365
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
840 ★
★ 129
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
n/a
Land Power
1,996
🛡️ Tank Strength
3,600 ★
★ 4,071
🚚 Armored Vehicles
n/a
★ 2,050
💥 Towed Artillery
n/a
Naval Power
110
⚓ Fleet Strength
150 ★
★ 19
🌊 Submarines
8
0
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
2 ★
Strategic
None declared
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
None declared
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