Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is Pakistan, red is Iran.
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇮🇷 Iran
Active Conflicts
Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict
2,000+ deaths
2026 Iran War
10,000+ deaths
Fleet Modernity — Quality, Not Just Count
MIXED
✈️ Air Fleet
MIXED
MIXED
🛡️ Armor Fleet
MIXED
LIKELY MINIMAL
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY AGING
Leads More Categories
★ Pakistan
Pakistan wins 4 of 6 · Iran wins 1 of 6
Manpower
★ Pakistan
Financials
★ Iran
Airpower
★ Pakistan
Land Power
★ Pakistan
Naval Power
Tied
Strategic
★ Pakistan
Manpower
★ 245,000,000
👥 Total Population
88,000,000
★ 660,000
🪖 Active Personnel
610,000
★ 550,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
350,000
★ 500,000
👮 Paramilitary Forces
190,000
Financials
$9.1B
💰 Defense Budget
$20B ★
$340B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$400B ★
Airpower
★ 1,397
✈️ Total Aircraft
551
★ 331
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
186
★ 1,066
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
365
★ 379
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
129
Land Power
★ 2,677
🛡️ Tank Strength
1,996
★ 59,044
🚚 Armored Vehicles
4,071
★ 2,629
💥 Towed Artillery
2,050
Naval Power
★ 120
⚓ Fleet Strength
110
8
🌊 Submarines
19 ★
0
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
0
Strategic
★ 170
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
None declared
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