Military Strength: Iran vs Syria
Overview
Iran (ranked #13 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Syria (#56) on the Global Military Index. Iran fields 650,000 active troops — 2.4x Syria's 269,000, backed by 350,000 reserves and 40,000 paramilitary. Iran's $8B defense budget is 3.2x that of Syria ($2B).
In the air, Iran operates 627 aircraft including 286 combat jets, while Syria fields 414 with 225 fighters.
Iran operates a 97-ship naval fleet; Syria has no navy. On the ground, Iran deploys 1,713 main battle tanks vs 365 for Syria.
Neither Iran nor Syria possesses nuclear weapons.
🇮🇷 Iran Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 84.3 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 797000 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 71.9 | Main battle tanks: 1713 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 58.4 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 63.9 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 60.0 | $7.9B annual military spending |
🇸🇾 Syria Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 74.7 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 169000 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 57.0 | Main battle tanks: 365 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 0.0 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 62.5 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 52.3 | $2.5B annual military spending |
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