Comparison of Turkiye and France Military Strengths (2024)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of Turkiye and France for the year 2024.

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COUNTRIES

Turkiye

PwrIndx: 0.1697
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 8 of 145)

France

PwrIndx: 0.1878
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 11 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✓ France national flag image

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Land Power ✕ France national flag image

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Naval Power ✓ France national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✕ France national flag image

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Financials ✕ France national flag image

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Logistics ✓ France national flag image

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Geography ✕ France national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 19)
83,593,483
(Diff: 15,071,509)

Total Population (Rnk 21)
68,521,974
(Diff: -15,071,509)

Available Manpower (Rnk 17)
42,716,270
(Diff: 12,566,601)

Available Manpower (Rnk 23)
30,149,669
(Diff: -12,566,601)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 16)
35,861,604
(Diff: 12,015,957)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 22)
23,845,647
(Diff: -12,015,957)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 15)
1,421,089
(Diff: 667,347)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 29)
753,742
(Diff: -667,347)

Active Personnel (Rnk 15)
355,200
(Diff: 155,200)

Active Personnel (Rnk 25)
200,000
(Diff: -155,200)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 19)
378,700
(Diff: 352,700)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 63)
26,000
(Diff: -352,700)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 12)
150,000
(Diff: 0)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 13)
$40,000,000,000
(Diff: $-9,730,000,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 10)
$49,730,000,000
(Diff: $9,730,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 92)
$455,000,000,000
(Diff: $-5,901,459,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 115)
$6,356,459,000,000
(Diff: $5,901,459,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 25)
$109,535,000,000
(Diff: $-114,745,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 14)
$224,280,000,000
(Diff: $114,745,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 11)
$2,668,000,000,000
(Diff: $-380,000,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 10)
$3,048,000,000,000
(Diff: $380,000,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 9)
1,069
(Diff: 97)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 10)
972
(Diff: -97)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 14)
205
(Diff: -19)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 12)
224
(Diff: 19)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Transports (Rnk 9)
83
(Diff: -35)

Transports (Rnk 5)
118
(Diff: 35)

Trainers (Rnk 9)
275
(Diff: 135)

Trainers (Rnk 22)
140
(Diff: -135)

Special-Mission (Rnk 16)
22
(Diff: -22)

Special-Mission (Rnk 6)
44
(Diff: 22)

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

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 4)
17
(Diff: 10)

Helicopters (Rnk 7)
502
(Diff: 55)

Helicopters (Rnk 8)
447
(Diff: -55)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 6)
111
(Diff: 42)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 10)
69
(Diff: -42)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 10)
2,231
(Diff: 2,009)

Tank Strength (Rnk 52)
222
(Diff: -2,009)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 12)
55,104
(Diff: -29,919)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 5)
85,023
(Diff: 29,919)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 9)
1,038
(Diff: 942)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 34)
96
(Diff: -942)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 10)
1,747
(Diff: 1,747)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -1,747)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 19)
286
(Diff: 277)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 72)
9
(Diff: -277)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 18)
186
(Diff: 58)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 26)
128
(Diff: -58)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -1)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 3)
1
(Diff: 1)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -3)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 3)
3
(Diff: 3)

Submarines (Rnk 9)
12
(Diff: 3)

Submarines (Rnk 12)
9
(Diff: -3)

Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -10)

Destroyers (Rnk 7)
10
(Diff: 10)

Frigates (Rnk 4)
16
(Diff: 5)

Frigates (Rnk 7)
11
(Diff: -5)

Corvettes (Rnk 8)
9
(Diff: 9)

Corvettes (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -9)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 32)
34
(Diff: 19)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 46)
15
(Diff: -19)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 11)
11
(Diff: -6)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 7)
17
(Diff: 6)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 53)
98
(Diff: -366)

Airports (Rnk 14)
464
(Diff: 366)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 16)
1,237
(Diff: 688)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 33)
549
(Diff: -688)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 11)
10
(Diff: -7)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 5)
17
(Diff: 7)

Labor Force (Rnk 19)
32,554,000
(Diff: 1,422,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 20)
31,132,000
(Diff: -1,422,000)

Roadways (Rnk 71)
67,333km
(Diff: -985,882km)

Roadways (Rnk 7)
1,053,215km
(Diff: 985,882km)

Roadways (Rnk 21)
11,497km
(Diff: -16,363km)

Roadways (Rnk 9)
27,860km
(Diff: 16,363km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 49)
70,500bbl
(Diff: -11,500bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 45)
82,000bbl
(Diff: 11,500bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 93)
990,000bbl
(Diff: -710,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 102)
1,700,000bbl
(Diff: 710,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 45)
366,000,000bbl
(Diff: 304,000,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 61)
62,000,000bbl
(Diff: -304,000,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 66)
469,464,000bbl
(Diff: 453,238,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 85)
16,226,000bbl
(Diff: -453,238,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 88)
44,605,473,000bbl
(Diff: 6,413,217,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 83)
38,192,256,000bbl
(Diff: -6,413,217,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 87)
3,794,000,000bbl
(Diff: -3,993,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 75)
7,787,000,000bbl
(Diff: 3,993,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 11)
78,871,000bbl
(Diff: 76,559,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 44)
2,312,000bbl
(Diff: -76,559,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 105)
108,271,000bbl
(Diff: 97,559,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 87)
10,712,000bbl
(Diff: -97,559,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 11)
11,525,000,000bbl
(Diff: 11,525,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 145)
0bbl
(Diff: -11,525,000,000bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 36)
783,562km
(Diff: 139,761km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 43)
643,801km
(Diff: -139,761km)

Shared Border (Rnk 70)
2,816km
(Diff: -1,256km)

Shared Border (Rnk 83)
4,072km
(Diff: 1,256km)

Coastline (Rnk 91)
7,200km
(Diff: 2,347km)

Coastline (Rnk 84)
4,853km
(Diff: -2,347km)

Waterways (Rnk 56)
1,200km
(Diff: -7,301km)

Waterways (Rnk 18)
8,501km
(Diff: 7,301km)

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2024 Military Strength of
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