Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is Israel, red is Iran.
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇷 Iran
Active Conflicts
Gaza / Israel–Palestine
45,000+ deaths
Israel–Lebanon / Hezbollah Conflict
4,000+ deaths
2026 Iran War
10,000+ deaths
2026 Iran War
10,000+ deaths
Fleet Modernity — Quality, Not Just Count
MODERN
✈️ Air Fleet
MIXED
MODERN
🛡️ Armor Fleet
MIXED
LIKELY MODERN
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY AGING
Leads More Categories
Even split
Israel wins 3 of 6 · Iran wins 3 of 6
Manpower
★ Iran
Financials
★ Israel
Airpower
★ Israel
Land Power
★ Iran
Naval Power
★ Iran
Strategic
★ Israel
Manpower
9,800,000
👥 Total Population
88,000,000 ★
170,000
🪖 Active Personnel
610,000 ★
★ 465,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
350,000
n/a
👮 Paramilitary Forces
190,000 ★
Financials
★ $34B
💰 Defense Budget
$20B
★ $530B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$400B
Airpower
★ 600
✈️ Total Aircraft
551
★ 340
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
186
260
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
365 ★
★ 146
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
129
Land Power
1,300
🛡️ Tank Strength
1,996 ★
n/a
🚚 Armored Vehicles
4,071 ★
n/a
💥 Towed Artillery
2,050 ★
Naval Power
65
⚓ Fleet Strength
110 ★
5
🌊 Submarines
19 ★
0
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
0
Strategic
★ 90
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
None declared
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