Country vs country: Military Stats: compare key data on India & Pakistan and Military Stats: compare key data on India & Pakistan compared Military

STAT India Pakistan HISTORY
Air force > Combat aircraft 1,080
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Pakistan
502
Ranked 1st.
Army > Attack helicopters 140
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Pakistan
110
Ranked 1st.
Army > Main battle tanks 5,978
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Pakistan
4,000
Ranked 1st.
Battle-related deaths > Number of people 427
Ranked 11th.
2,825
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than India

Budget 42.84 US$ BN
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Pakistan
7.8 US$ BN
Ranked 1st.
Global Peace Index 2.57
Ranked 22nd.
3.11
Ranked 6th. 21% more than India

Navy > Corvette warships 36
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Pakistan
8
Ranked 1st.
Navy > Nuclear submarines 2
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 1st.
Navy > Submarines 18
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Pakistan
8
Ranked 1st.
Paramilitary personnel 1.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Pakistan
304,000
Ranked 1st.
Personnel > Per capita 2.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
5.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than India

Service age and obligation 16 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women officers allowed in noncombat roles only 16 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age of 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors
WMD > Missile For almost two decades, India has sought to develop and deploy ballistic and other missiles. User trials of the Prithvi-1 (150 km-range) and Prithvi-2 (250 km-range) ballistic missiles have been completed; both variants have been "inducted" into the Indian Army and Air Force respectively. India's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced in September 2002 that the naval variant of the Prithvi (Dhanush) has completed sea trials and is ready for "induction." Five tests of different versions of the intermediate-range Agni ballistic missile were conducted between May 1989 and January 2001. Limited series production of the Agni-TD-I (1,500 km-range) and Agni-II (2,000-2,500 km-range) has commenced, and the Indian Army is raising a missile group to take possession of the missiles. In January 2003, DRDO conducted a second test of the single-stage, solid-fuel, 700-800 km-range version of the Agni. This new missile has been dubbed the Agni-1; it will be the likely successor to the Prithvi-series, which will henceforth be used in a battlefield support role. India reportedly will test a 3,500-4,000 km-range variant of the Agni (Agni-III) by the end of 2003. 'Development flight-trials' of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos/PJ-10, which India is co-developing with Russian assistance, are likely to continue through 2003, with serial production expected to begin in 2004. However, India's sea-launched ballistic missile, Sagarika, is not expected to become operational before 2010. India is not a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR); in November 2002, it rejected a draft of the International Code of Conduct (ICOC) on ballistic missile proliferation on grounds that it is discriminatory and interferes with the peaceful uses of space technology. Pakistan is developing both solid- and liquid-fueled ballistic missiles, based extensively on foreign systems. In the early 1990s, Pakistan purchased a small number of 300km-range M-11 ballistic missiles from China; Beijing also built a turnkey ballistic missile manufacturing facility at Tarwanah, a suburb of Rawalpindi. By the late 1990s, China helped Pakistan develop the 750km-range, solid-fueled Shaheen-1 ballistic missile, which was last tested in October 2002. In the late 1990s, Pakistan also acquired a small number of 1,500km-range Nodong ballistic missiles from North Korea. The Pakistani version of the Nodong, known as the Ghauri, was flight-tested in April 1998 and April 1999. The ballistic missiles are being developed by two rival agencies, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the Khan Research Laboratories, which fall under the aegis of the National Development Complex.
WMD > Nuclear India embarked on a nuclear power program in 1958 and a nuclear explosives program in 1968. Following a test of a nuclear device in May 1974, and five additional nuclear weapon-related tests in May 1998, India formally declared itself a nuclear weapon state. New Delhi's stock of weapons-grade plutonium is estimated to be between 240-395kg, which depending on the sophistication of the warhead design, could be used to manufacture 40-90 simple fission weapons. According to Indian government sources, India is capable of building a range of nuclear weapon systems ranging from "…low yields to 200 kilotons, involving fission, boosted-fission, and two-stage thermonuclear designs." India is not a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In the mid-1970s, Pakistan embarked upon the uranium enrichment route to acquiring a nuclear weapons capability. By the mid-1980s, Pakistan had a clandestine uranium enrichment facility; and as early as 1989-1990, the United States concluded that Islamabad had acquired the capability to assemble a first-generation nuclear device. Pakistan is believed to have stockpiled approximately 580-800kg of highly enriched uranium (HEU), sufficient amounts to build 30-50 fission bombs. In 1998, Pakistan commissioned the Khushab research reactor, which is capable of yielding 10-15kg of weapons-grade plutonium annually. According to the United States, China helped Pakistan by providing nuclear-related materials, scientific expertise, and technical assistance. Islamabad conducted nuclear tests in May 1998, shortly after India conducted its own weapon tests and declared itself a nuclear weapon state. Pakistan is not a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
War deaths 1,962
Ranked 5th.
6,665
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than India

Military service age and obligation 16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, but for noncombat roles only 16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors; the Pakistan Air Force recruits aviation technicians at age 15; service obligation (Navy) 10-18 years; retirement required after 18-30 years service or age 40-52
Navy > Aircraft carriers 2
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 1st.
Armed forces personnel 1.3 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Pakistan
612,000
Ranked 6th.
Military expenditures 1.8% of GDP
Ranked 28th.
3.1% of GDP
Ranked 13th. 72% more than India
Military branches Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya)
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 2.5%
Ranked 40th.
3.2%
Ranked 24th. 28% more than India

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Armed forces personnel > Total 2.58 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan
921,000
Ranked 6th.

Personnel 3.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan
921,000
Ranked 6th.

Navy > Frigates 28
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Pakistan
14
Ranked 1st.
Navy > Destroyers 15
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Pakistan
4
Ranked 1st.
Nuclear weapons > Nuclear warheads 110
Ranked 8th.
120
Ranked 7th. 9% more than India
Navy > Cruisers 0.0
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 1st.
Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $12.82
Ranked 66th.
$24.80
Ranked 36th. 94% more than India
Branches Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force (Bharatiya Vayu Sena), Coast Guard Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya)
Air force > Bombers 91
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Pakistan
3
Ranked 9th.
Battle-related deaths > Number of people per million 0.35
Ranked 30th.
16.04
Ranked 9th. 46 times more than India

Nuclear weapons > Total yield of all tests 68 Kt
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Pakistan
51 Kt
Ranked 5th.
Weapons of mass destruction > Chemical weapons possession Known Probable
Air force > Fighters 901
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Pakistan
234
Ranked 7th.
Military expenditure > Current LCU 1.85 trillion
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Pakistan
409.6 billion
Ranked 16th.

Nuclear weapons > Nuclear tests 3
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Pakistan
2
Ranked 4th.
Highest military decorations > Name Param Vir Chakra Nishan-e-Haider
Navy > Patrol boats 54
Ranked 1st. 93% more than Pakistan
28
Ranked 1st.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 12.15 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Pakistan
2.24 million
Ranked 4th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure $14.02 billion
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Pakistan
$3.85 billion
Ranked 9th.
Nuclear weapons > Atmospheric tests 0.0
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 5th.
Weapon holdings 10.54 million
Ranked 7th. 95% more than Pakistan
5.41 million
Ranked 17th.
Nuclear weapons > Peaceful use tests 1
Ranked 3rd.
0.0
Ranked 5th.
Nuclear weapons > Share of all nuclear tests 0.141%
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Pakistan
0.107%
Ranked 6th.
Nuclear weapons > Share of all nuclear tests by yield 0.0126%
Ranked 4th. 34% more than Pakistan
0.0094%
Ranked 5th.
Nuclear weapons > Test detonations 6
Ranked 4th. The same as Pakistan
6
Ranked 5th.
Armed forces personnel per 1000 1.25
Ranked 126th.
4.25
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than India
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 11.59 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Pakistan
2.06 million
Ranked 5th.

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Expenditure > Current LCU 1024844000000 219922000000
Personnel per 1000 2.7
Ranked 110th.
5.83
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than India

Arms trade > Arms imports, top countries 3,337
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Pakistan
787
Ranked 8th.

Weapons of mass destruction > Chemical Weapons Convention ratification September 3, 1996 October 28, 1997
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Armed forces growth 3%
Ranked 65th.
27%
Ranked 51st. 9 times more than India
Imports > USD 1.85 billion
Ranked 2nd. 69% more than Pakistan
1.09 billion
Ranked 5th.

WMD > Biological Although some intelligence estimates suggest that India possesses biological weapons, there is very limited open-source information available about a possible Indian biological weapon program. India has defensive biological weapon capabilities and has conducted research on countering various diseases, including plague, brucellosis, and smallpox. India also has an extensive and advanced pharmaceutical industry and is therefore technically capable of developing biological weapons. India ratified the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention (BWC) in 1974. While Pakistan is not known to possess biological weapons, it has talented biomedical and biochemical scientists and well-equipped laboratories, which would allow it to quickly establish a sophisticated biological warfare (BW) program, should the government so desire. Indeed, the United States reported in 1996 that Islamabad had been "conducting research and development with potential BW applications." It is not known whether this potential has since been realized. Pakistan signed the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) in April 1972 and ratified it in 1974.
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 2.5% of GDP
Ranked 27th.
3% of GDP
Ranked 1st. 20% more than India
Conventional arms > Exports $22.00 million
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Pakistan
$10.00 million
Ranked 29th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $23.29 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 35th.
$39.27 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 10th. 69% more than India
WMD > Chemical After many years of denying the existence of a chemical weapon program, India disclosed in June 1997 that it possessed chemical weapons. Few details are publicly available concerning Indian chemical weapon stockpiles, although Chinese researchers suggest that India possesses 1,000 tons of chemical weapon agents, mostly mustard agent, located at five chemical weapon production and storage facilities. Under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which India signed in 1993 and ratified in September 1996, India must destroy 45 percent of its stockpile by 2004 and the remaining stockpile by 2007. Pakistan signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in 1993 and ratified the treaty in 1997. Islamabad has apparently made no admission in its treaty-mandated declarations of having possessed chemical weapons. Further, there is no reliable information in publicly available literature asserting that Pakistan has ever possessed chemical weapons, although some analysts suspect that it supports an offensive program.
Weapon holdings per 1000 9.95
Ranked 116th.
36.82
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than India
Arms trade > Arms imports, top countries per million people 2.77
Ranked 13th.
4.55
Ranked 11th. 64% more than India

Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 240039958 None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 22 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Pakistan
9 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 30th.

Employment in arms > Production 180,000
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Pakistan
50,000
Ranked 13th.
Exports > USD 21 million
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Pakistan
20 million
Ranked 26th.

Conventional arms > Exports per capita $0.03
Ranked 38th.
$0.09
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than India
Highest military decorations > Number awarded 21
Ranked 4th. 91% more than Pakistan
11
Ranked 6th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 9.83
Ranked 86th.
12.49
Ranked 7th. 27% more than India

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $13.17 per capita
Ranked 67th.
$25.31 per capita
Ranked 37th. 92% more than India
Conventional arms imports $2.38 billion
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Pakistan
$344.00 million
Ranked 13th.
Manpower > Availability > Males 301.09 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Pakistan
42.63 million
Ranked 6th.

Manpower > Military age 17 years of age 17 years of age
Conventional arms > Exports > Per $ GDP 0.007 per $1,000
Ranked 36th.
0.029 per $1,000
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than India
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 11.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Pakistan
1.97 million
Ranked 5th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 12.15 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Pakistan
2.24 million
Ranked 4th.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 296071637 None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 20.38 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 41st.
57.78 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than India

Employment in arms > Production per 1000 0.17
Ranked 48th.
0.34
Ranked 43th. Twice as much as India
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 231.16 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Pakistan
32.45 million
Ranked 6th.

Manpower > Availability > Females 283.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Pakistan
40.11 million
Ranked 6th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 288.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Pakistan
38.13 million
Ranked 7th.

US military > Exports $452.00 thousand
Ranked 64th.
$507.00 thousand
Ranked 59th. 12% more than India
Ongoing conflicts > Start of Conflict 1993 2003
Conventional arms imports per capita $2.73
Ranked 49th.
$3.10
Ranked 45th. 13% more than India
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 8.91
Ranked 117th.
12.16
Ranked 17th. 36% more than India
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 10.75 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Pakistan
2.1 million
Ranked 4th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 236.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Pakistan
31.37 million
Ranked 6th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 255.74
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Pakistan
241.4
Ranked 108th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 169 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Pakistan
23.33 million
Ranked 7th.

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid $35.50 million
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Pakistan
$2.50 million
Ranked 29th.
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 9.88
Ranked 59th.
12.01
Ranked 17th. 22% more than India
Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP 0.716 per $1,000
Ranked 28th.
0.99 per $1,000
Ranked 21st. 38% more than India
Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 18.62%
Ranked 9th.
23.14%
Ranked 1st. 24% more than India

US military > Exports, % of GDP 1.05e-07%
Ranked 102nd.
8.15e-07%
Ranked 96th. 8 times more than India
Conventional arms > Exports, % of GDP 0.00674%
Ranked 32nd.
0.025%
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than India
Military expenditure > % of GDP 2.97%
Ranked 27th.
3.13%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than India

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 256.32
Ranked 74th. About the same as Pakistan
255.28
Ranked 79th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 149.94
Ranked 104th. 2% more than Pakistan
147.68
Ranked 107th.

War deaths > Direct conflict deaths > % of total conflict deaths 4
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Pakistan
3.2
Ranked 10th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 10.75 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Pakistan
2.1 million
Ranked 4th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 9.95
Ranked 81st.
11.58
Ranked 17th. 16% more than India
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 201.45
Ranked 68th. 7% more than Pakistan
187.83
Ranked 92nd.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 9.06
Ranked 107th.
11.6
Ranked 38th. 28% more than India

Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 2.27%
Ranked 32nd.
3.93%
Ranked 7th. 73% more than India
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.159 per capita
Ranked 104th.
0.16 per capita
Ranked 103th. 1% more than India

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 9.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
11.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 21% more than India

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.272 per capita
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Pakistan
0.262 per capita
Ranked 72nd.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 10.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
11.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 18% more than India

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 9.87
Ranked 99th.
12.35
Ranked 25th. 25% more than India

Expenditure > % of GDP 2.87%
Ranked 20th.
3.36%
Ranked 15th. 17% more than India

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid > Per $ GDP $5.13 per $100,000 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 97% more than Pakistan
$2.60 per $100,000 of GDP
Ranked 26th.
Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 240.96
Ranked 81st. About the same as Pakistan
240.19
Ranked 83th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 10745891 2104906
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 12151065 2237723
Personnel > % of total labor force 0.7%
Ranked 103th.
1.63%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than India

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 196.79
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Pakistan
194.33
Ranked 90th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 8.91
Ranked 116th.
12.16
Ranked 17th. 36% more than India
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid, % of GDP 0.00287%
Ranked 22nd. 64% more than Pakistan
0.00175%
Ranked 25th.
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid per capita $0.03
Ranked 35th. Twice as much as Pakistan
$0.02
Ranked 37th.
Defence minister A. K. Antony Khawaja Muhammad Asif
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.57%
Ranked 103th.
1.65%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than India

US military > Exports per 1000 $0.00 thousand
Ranked 104th.
$0.00 thousand
Ranked 101st. 8 times more than India
Conventional arms imports, % of GDP 0.727%
Ranked 16th.
0.86%
Ranked 15th. 18% more than India
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 10.64 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Pakistan
1.94 million
Ranked 5th.

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 0.0198 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 41st.
0.057 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than India

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