Australiavs Iran
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Iran (#16) holds a narrow edge over Australia (#17).
- Australia has destroyers; Iran has none.
- Iran fields 58× as many tanks.
- Iran has 10× as many active troops.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyIran leads 3 of 4
- Land forcesIran leads 5 of 5
- Air powerIran leads 4 of 7
- Naval forcesIran leads 3 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsEven, 0–0
Leads count raw numbers in each category. Larger is not always stronger: a modern fleet can beat a bigger, older one.
People and money
Who can be put in uniform, and how much is spent keeping them there.
$35.3B
Military spending
$7.4B59K
Active personnel
610K33K
Reserves
350K0
Paramilitary
220KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Australia: 1.9% of GDP; Iran: 2.1% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
46
Tanks
2,67517K
Armored vehicles
76K0
Self-propelled artillery
42448
Towed artillery
1,8038
Rocket artillery
1,550Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
348
Total aircraft
55124
Fighters
18871
Attack aircraft
2172
Helicopters
12922
Attack helicopters
136
Tankers
637
Transports
86Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
45
Total fleet
1090
Aircraft carriers
02
Helicopter carriers
06
Submarines
253
Destroyers
07
Frigates
70
Corvettes
3Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
00
Deployed warheads
0Compare other countries
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Profiles: Australia and Iran. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.