Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is Iran, red is Türkiye.
🇮🇷 Iran
🇹🇷 Türkiye
Active Conflicts
2026 Iran War
10,000+ deaths
None tracked
Fleet Modernity — Quality, Not Just Count
MIXED
✈️ Air Fleet
MIXED
MIXED
🛡️ Armor Fleet
MIXED
LIKELY AGING
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY MIXED
Leads More Categories
Even split
Iran wins 2 of 6 · Türkiye wins 2 of 6
Manpower
★ Iran
Financials
★ Türkiye
Airpower
★ Türkiye
Land Power
★ Iran
Naval Power
Tied
Strategic
Tied
Manpower
★ 88,000,000
👥 Total Population
85,000,000
★ 610,000
🪖 Active Personnel
355,000
350,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
380,000 ★
★ 190,000
👮 Paramilitary Forces
n/a
Financials
$20B
💰 Defense Budget
$25B ★
$400B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$1,300B ★
Airpower
551
✈️ Total Aircraft
1,080 ★
186
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
200 ★
365
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
880 ★
★ 129
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
n/a
Land Power
1,996
🛡️ Tank Strength
2,200 ★
★ 4,071
🚚 Armored Vehicles
n/a
★ 2,050
💥 Towed Artillery
n/a
Naval Power
110
⚓ Fleet Strength
150 ★
★ 19
🌊 Submarines
13
0
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
0
Strategic
None declared
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
None declared
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