| STAT | Burma | Iran | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air force > Combat aircraft |
128
Ranked 1st. |
407
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Burma |
|
| Armed forces personnel |
344,000
Ranked 12th. |
513,000
Ranked 8th. 49% more than Burma |
|
| Army > Attack helicopters |
10
Ranked 1st. |
100
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Burma |
|
| Army > Main battle tanks |
800
Ranked 1st. |
2,895
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Burma |
|
| Battle-related deaths > Number of people |
712
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Iran |
190
Ranked 19th. |
|
| Budget |
7.07 US$ BN
Ranked 1st. |
10 US$ BN
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Burma |
|
| Global Peace Index |
2.53
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Iran |
2.47
Ranked 26th. |
|
| Military branches | Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) | Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (IRIAF), Khatemolanbia Air Defense Headquarters; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Resistance Forces, Navy, Aerospace Force, Quds Force (special operations); Law Enforcement Forces |
|
| Military expenditures |
4.8% of GDP
Ranked 6th. 92% more than Iran |
2.5% of GDP
Ranked 11th. |
|
| Military service age and obligation | 18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for voluntary military service; no conscription (a 2010 law reintroducing conscription has not yet entered into force); service obligation 2 years; male (ages 18-45) and female (ages 18-35) professionals (including doctors, engineers, mechanics) serve up to 3 years; service terms may be stretched to 5 years in an officially declared emergency; Burma signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on 15 August 1991; on 27 June 2012, the regime signed a Joint Action Plan on prevention of child recruitment; in February 2013, the military formed a new task force to address forced child conscription, which reportedly continues | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service |
|
| Navy > Aircraft carriers |
0.0
Ranked 1st. |
0.0
Ranked 1st. |
|
| Navy > Corvette warships |
2
Ranked 1st. The same as Iran |
2
Ranked 2nd. |
|
| Paramilitary personnel |
107,250
Ranked 13th. |
1.51 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Burma |
|
| Personnel > Per capita |
9.56
per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Iran |
8.57
per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. |
|
| Service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service for both sexes; forced conscription of children, although officially prohibited, reportedly continues | 19 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation - 18 months; women exempt from military service |
|
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