Comparison of Iran and United States Military Strengths (2024)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of Iran and United States for the year 2024.

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COUNTRIES

Iran

PwrIndx: 0.2269
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 14 of 145)

United States

PwrIndx: 0.0699
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 1 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✓ United States national flag image

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Land Power ✓ United States national flag image

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Naval Power ✓ United States national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✓ United States national flag image

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Financials ✕ United States national flag image

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Logistics ✓ United States national flag image

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Geography ✕ United States national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 17)
87,590,873
(Diff: -252,074,245)

Total Population (Rnk 3)
339,665,118
(Diff: 252,074,245)

Available Manpower (Rnk 15)
49,050,889
(Diff: -100,401,763)

Available Manpower (Rnk 3)
149,452,652
(Diff: 100,401,763)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 13)
41,167,710
(Diff: -82,810,058)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 3)
123,977,768
(Diff: 82,810,058)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 16)
1,401,454
(Diff: -3,014,193)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 5)
4,415,647
(Diff: 3,014,193)

Active Personnel (Rnk 8)
610,000
(Diff: -718,000)

Active Personnel (Rnk 3)
1,328,000
(Diff: 718,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 20)
350,000
(Diff: -449,500)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 10)
799,500
(Diff: 449,500)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 10)
220,000
(Diff: 220,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -220,000)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 33)
$9,954,451,000
(Diff: $-821,826,549,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 1)
$831,781,000,000
(Diff: $821,826,549,000)

External Debt (Rnk 30)
$8,000,000,000
(Diff: $-20,267,951,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 117)
$20,275,951,000,000
(Diff: $20,267,951,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 23)
$127,150,000,000
(Diff: $-589,002,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 4)
$716,152,000,000
(Diff: $589,002,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 18)
$1,319,000,000,000
(Diff: $-19,813,000,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 2)
$21,132,000,000,000
(Diff: $19,813,000,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 22)
551
(Diff: -12,658)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 1)
13,209
(Diff: 12,658)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 16)
186
(Diff: -1,668)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 1)
1,854
(Diff: 1,668)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 31)
23
(Diff: -873)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 1)
896
(Diff: 873)

Transports (Rnk 7)
86
(Diff: -871)

Transports (Rnk 1)
957
(Diff: 871)

Trainers (Rnk 27)
102
(Diff: -2,546)

Trainers (Rnk 1)
2,648
(Diff: 2,546)

Special-Mission (Rnk 25)
10
(Diff: -685)

Special-Mission (Rnk 1)
695
(Diff: 685)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 10)
7
(Diff: -599)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 1)
606
(Diff: 599)

Helicopters (Rnk 32)
129
(Diff: -5,608)

Helicopters (Rnk 1)
5,737
(Diff: 5,608)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 34)
13
(Diff: -987)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 1)
1,000
(Diff: 987)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 12)
1,996
(Diff: -2,661)

Tank Strength (Rnk 5)
4,657
(Diff: 2,661)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 9)
65,765
(Diff: -294,304)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 1)
360,069
(Diff: 294,304)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 13)
580
(Diff: -1,015)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 5)
1,595
(Diff: 1,015)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 7)
2,050
(Diff: 783)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 14)
1,267
(Diff: -783)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 5)
775
(Diff: 81)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 7)
694
(Diff: -81)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 37)
101
(Diff: -371)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 4)
472
(Diff: 371)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -11)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 1)
11
(Diff: 11)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -9)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 1)
9
(Diff: 9)

Submarines (Rnk 7)
19
(Diff: -45)

Submarines (Rnk 2)
64
(Diff: 45)

Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -75)

Destroyers (Rnk 1)
75
(Diff: 75)

Frigates (Rnk 10)
7
(Diff: 7)

Frigates (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -7)

Corvettes (Rnk 14)
3
(Diff: -20)

Corvettes (Rnk 4)
23
(Diff: 20)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 40)
21
(Diff: 16)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 56)
5
(Diff: -16)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 21)
1
(Diff: -7)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 14)
8
(Diff: 7)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 21)
319
(Diff: -13,194)

Airports (Rnk 1)
13,513
(Diff: 13,194)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 20)
942
(Diff: -873)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 11)
1,815
(Diff: 873)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 17)
4
(Diff: -31)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 2)
35
(Diff: 31)

Labor Force (Rnk 24)
27,682,000
(Diff: -137,115,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 3)
164,797,000
(Diff: 137,115,000)

Roadways (Rnk 23)
223,485km
(Diff: -6,363,125km)

Roadways (Rnk 1)
6,586,610km
(Diff: 6,363,125km)

Roadways (Rnk 25)
8,484km
(Diff: -285,080km)

Roadways (Rnk 1)
293,564km
(Diff: 285,080km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 9)
3,450,000bbl
(Diff: -14,550,000bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 1)
18,000,000bbl
(Diff: 14,550,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 103)
1,935,000bbl
(Diff: -18,620,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 114)
20,555,000bbl
(Diff: 18,620,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 3)
210,000,000,000bbl
(Diff: 160,000,000,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 10)
50,000,000,000bbl
(Diff: -160,000,000,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 3)
237,561,415,000bbl
(Diff: -729,582,947,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 1)
967,144,362,000bbl
(Diff: 729,582,947,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 106)
220,704,282,000bbl
(Diff: -636,838,376,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 109)
857,542,658,000bbl
(Diff: 636,838,376,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 2)
33,987,296,000,000bbl
(Diff: 20,808,516,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 4)
13,178,780,000,000bbl
(Diff: -20,808,516,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 43)
2,783,000bbl
(Diff: -492,347,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 5)
495,130,000bbl
(Diff: 492,347,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 60)
2,794,000bbl
(Diff: -439,174,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 113)
441,968,000bbl
(Diff: 439,174,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 31)
1,203,000,000bbl
(Diff: -227,459,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 1)
228,662,000,000bbl
(Diff: 227,459,000,000bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 17)
1,648,195km
(Diff: -8,178,480km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 3)
9,826,675km
(Diff: 8,178,480km)

Shared Border (Rnk 108)
5,894km
(Diff: -6,108km)

Shared Border (Rnk 129)
12,002km
(Diff: 6,108km)

Coastline (Rnk 66)
2,440km
(Diff: -17,484km)

Coastline (Rnk 100)
19,924km
(Diff: 17,484km)

Waterways (Rnk 65)
850km
(Diff: -40,159km)

Waterways (Rnk 5)
41,009km
(Diff: 40,159km)

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