Iranvs Poland
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Iran (#16) holds a narrow edge over Poland (#21).
- Iran fields 25× as many submarines.
- Poland spends 6.3× as much on its military.
- Iran fields 3.4× as many tanks.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyIran leads 2 of 4
- Land forcesIran leads 4 of 5
- Air powerIran leads 5 of 7
- Naval forcesIran leads 4 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.
$7.4B
Military spending
$46.8B610K
Active personnel
250K350K
Reserves
350K220K
Paramilitary
50KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Iran: 2.1% of GDP; Poland: 4.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
2,675
Tanks
79876K
Armored vehicles
58K424
Self-propelled artillery
5931,803
Towed artillery
01,550
Rocket artillery
298Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
551
Total aircraft
457188
Fighters
5821
Attack aircraft
12129
Helicopters
22413
Attack helicopters
296
Tankers
086
Transports
44Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
109
Total fleet
630
Aircraft carriers
00
Helicopter carriers
025
Submarines
10
Destroyers
07
Frigates
23
Corvettes
2Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
00
Deployed warheads
0Compare other countries
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Profiles: Iran and Poland. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.