Head-to-Head

Gulf Cooperation Council (6 countries) vs Iran

Side-by-side military and economic comparison. Blue is Gulf Cooperation Council (6 countries), red is Iran. Every figure links back to its full world ranking.
🌐 Gulf Cooperation Council
6 COUNTRIES SUMMED
VS
🇮🇷 Iran
MIL. STRENGTH #16
Team totals: metrics are straight sums of member-country estimates — coordination, logistics and geography are not modeled. Gulf Cooperation Council: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia. Iran: Iran.
58M 88M
👥 Population
$2.2T $400B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$126.5B $20B
💰 Defense Budget
402k 610k
🪖 Active Personnel
📈 Gulf Cooperation Council's economy is 5.4× larger
💰 Gulf Cooperation Council's defense budget is 6.3× larger
🪖 Iran's active force is 1.5× larger
✈️ Gulf Cooperation Council's air fleet is 3.4× larger
👥 Iran's population is 1.5× larger
Leads More Categories
Even Match
Gulf Cooperation Council (6 countries) wins 2 of 6 · Iran wins 2 of 6 · 2 tied
Manpower
★ Iran
Financials
★ Gulf Cooperation Council (6 countries)
Airpower
★ Gulf Cooperation Council (6 countries)
Land Power
★ Iran
Naval Power
— Tie
Strategic
— Tie
Manpower
58,000,000
👥 Total Population
88,000,000 ★
402,000
🪖 Active Personnel
610,000 ★
20,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
350,000 ★
n/a
👮 Paramilitary Forces
190,000 ★
Financials
★ $126.5B
💰 Defense Budget
$20B
★ $2,165B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$400B
Airpower
★ 1,870
✈️ Total Aircraft
551
★ 585
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
186
★ 1,285
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
365
n/a
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
129 ★
Land Power
★ 2,290
🛡️ Tank Strength
1,996
n/a
🚚 Armored Vehicles
4,071 ★
n/a
💥 Towed Artillery
2,050 ★
Naval Power
★ 345
⚓ Fleet Strength
110
n/a
🌊 Submarines
19 ★
n/a
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
0
Strategic
n/a
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
0
Category winners count metric-by-metric leads only; "n/a" values count as zero, so data gaps can skew a category. Cross-check before citing.