Head-to-Head
Pakistan vs Iran
Side-by-side military and economic comparison. Blue is Pakistan, red is Iran. Every figure links back to its full world ranking.
🇵🇰 Pakistan
MIL. STRENGTH #14
VS
🇮🇷 Iran
MIL. STRENGTH #16
245M
88M
👥 Population
$340B
$400B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$9.1B
$20B
💰 Defense Budget
660k
610k
🪖 Active Personnel
📈 Iran's economy is 1.2× larger
💰 Iran's defense budget is 2.2× larger
🪖 Near-parity in active force (1.08×)
✈️ Pakistan's air fleet is 2.5× larger
👥 Pakistan's population is 2.8× larger
PakistanIran
Fleet Modernity — Quality, Not Just Count
MIXED
✈️ Air Fleet
MIXED
MIXED
🛡️ Armor Fleet
MIXED
LIKELY MINIMAL
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY AGING
MODERATE
🛰️ Drones / UAV
ADVANCED
Tiers weight fleet generation and era, not raw counts — a smaller modern fleet often outmatches a larger obsolete one on paper.
Manpower
★ Pakistan
Financials
★ Iran
Airpower
★ Pakistan
Land Power
★ Pakistan
Naval Power
— Tie
Strategic
★ Pakistan
Manpower
Financials
Airpower
Land Power
Naval Power
0
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
0
Strategic
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.