Iran vs Turkey: Armed forces personnel, total
Iran
650,000
in 2020
Turkey
512,000
in 2020
Iran rank
10th
Turkey rank
13th
Armed forces personnel, total over time
- Iran
- Turkey
How they compare
Iran currently reports 650,000 against 512,000 in Turkey, a difference of 138,000.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkey ahead.
Globally, Iran ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 13th of 173 countries.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.