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NATIONAL FORCES · COMPARISON
Cyprus vs Kuwait
| Overview | Cyprus | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Active personnel DefinitionFull-time active military personnel; exclude reserves and paramilitary unless explicitly identified. | 12,000Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded. | 17,000Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded. |
Armed forces personnel DefinitionActive-duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces whose training, organisation, equipment and control allow them to support or replace regular forces. This is not an active-regular-only count. | 13,000people · 2020 annual observationSingle source2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count. | 25,000people · 2020 annual observationSingle source2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count. |
Defence spending DefinitionAnnual military expenditure in current US dollars. State fiscal year, coverage and conversion basis in notes. | US$733mEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS defence budget forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceSource-reported annual official defence budget/appropriation in current US dollars; it is a budget figure, not an assertion of final expenditure or readiness. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 733m. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. | US$8.19bnEstimate · USD · 2025 IISS defence budget assessmentSingle sourceSource-reported annual official defence budget/appropriation in current US dollars; it is a budget figure, not an assertion of final expenditure or readiness. Explicit 2025 economic-table year column; USD 8.19bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. Source coverage/fiscal-year notes: [a] Includes National Guard |
GDP DefinitionAnnual nominal GDP in current US dollars, not purchasing-power parity. | US$43.2bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS nominal GDP forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceAnnual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 43.2bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. | US$163bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS nominal GDP forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceAnnual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 163bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. |
Population DefinitionTotal resident population; retain the source's reference year. | 1,370,754people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. | 4,865,298people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. |
Reserve personnel DefinitionReported reserve personnel, with mobilisation and training definitions stated in notes. | 50,000Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational military reserve pool; excludes the separately reported active and paramilitary personnel. Training/mobilisation definitions remain source-specific. | 23,700Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational military reserve pool; excludes the separately reported active and paramilitary personnel. Training/mobilisation definitions remain source-specific. |
Combat aircraft DefinitionIn-service fixed-wing combat aircraft; exclude stored, retired and ordered aircraft. In service does not establish readiness. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Main battle tanks DefinitionIn-service main battle tanks; exclude storage and orders. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Major surface combatants DefinitionCommissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates. Exclude patrol craft and support vessels. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Nuclear warheads DefinitionWarheads in the military stockpile, deployed or in reserve; exclude retired warheads awaiting dismantlement. Independent estimates, labelled as such. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Submarines DefinitionCommissioned submarines; exclude vessels on order and decommissioned vessels. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Transport aircraft DefinitionIn-service dedicated fixed-wing military transport aircraft; exclude trainers and orders. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.
199 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Cyprus | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||
| Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | — | In service |
| Eurofighter Typhoon | — | 17Kuwait Air Force · 2025 20Kuwait Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Hawker Hunter | — | In service |
| McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet | — | 7Kuwait Air Force · 2025 |
| Support aircraft | ||
| Air Tractor AT-802 | 22025Wikipedia 2Cypriot National Guard · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | — | In service |
| C-17 Globemaster III | — | 2Kuwait Air Force · 2025 2Kuwait Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Embraer ERJ family | In service | — |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | — | In service |
| Lockheed L-100 Hercules | — | 3Kuwait Air Force · 2025 |
| Lockheed Martin KC-130 | — | 3Kuwait Air Force · 2025 3Kuwait Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Trainer aircraft | ||
| BAE Systems Hawk | — | 6Kuwait Air Force · 2025Wikipedia 6Kuwait Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Equipment | Cyprus | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| AMX-30 | 52National Guard · 2025 52Land Forces · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| M-84 | — | 75Army · 2025 149Kuwait Land Forces · 2021Wikipedia |
| M1 Abrams | — | 218Army · 2025 218Kuwait Land Forces · 2026Wikipedia |
| T-80 | 82National Guard · 2025 82Land Forces · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| T-90 | — | In service |
| Armoured vehicles | ||
| Al-Fahd | — | In service |
| Alvis Saracen | — | In service |
| AMX-VCI | In service | — |
| BMP-2 | — | 76Army · 2025 76Kuwait Land Forces · 2025 |
| BMP-3 | 43National Guard · 2025 43Cypriot National Guard · 2025 43Land Forces · 2026Wikipedia | 122Army · 2025 122Kuwait Land Forces · 2025 |
| BOV (armoured personnel carrier) | In service | — |
| BOV M11 | In service | — |
| Equipment | Cyprus | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Air defence | ||
| Barak 1 | In service | — |
| Barak MX | In service | — |
| DARDO | — | In service |
| MIM-23 Hawk | — | 5Kuwait Air Force · 2026Wikipedia 5Kuwait Air Force · 2026Wikipedia |
| Mistral (missile) | 30Cypriot National Guard · 2026Wikipedia 30Cypriot National Guard · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| NASAMS | — | In service |
| Patriot | — | 14Kuwait Air Force · 2026Wikipedia 14Kuwait Air Force · 2026Wikipedia |
| Tor missile system | 6National Guard · 2025 6Cypriot National Guard · 2026Wikipedia 6Cypriot National Guard · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Anti-aircraft guns | ||
| Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun | In service | — |
| Oerlikon GDF | 24Cypriot National Guard · 2026Wikipedia 24Cypriot National Guard · 2026Wikipedia | ≥12Air Defence Command · 2025 |
| QF 3.7-inch AA gun | In service | — |
| ZPU | In service | — |
| Equipment | Cyprus | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Small arms | ||
| Accuracy International Arctic Warfare | In service | — |
| Accuracy International AWM | In service | — |
| Accuracy International AX50 | In service | — |
| AK-74 | In service | — |
| AKM | — | In service |
| Barrett M82 | — | In service |
| Beretta 92 | — | In service |
| Beretta Model 38 | In service | — |
| Browning Hi-Power | In service | In service |
| Brügger & Thomet GL06 | — | In service |
| Bushmaster M4-type Carbine | — | In service |
| DShK | In service | — |
| Equipment | Cyprus | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Remote weapon stations | ||
| Protector RWS | — | In service |
| Equipment | Cyprus | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | ||
| AN/FPS-117 | — | In service |
| Communications & electronic warfare | ||
| Ranzhir | In service | — |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 127 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 6 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 8 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 30 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 6 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 100 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 12 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 50 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 24 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 8 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 20 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 26 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 180 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 116 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 24 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 5 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 8 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 12 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 24 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 43 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 60 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 4 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 3 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 1 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 126 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 82 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 52 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 197 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 36 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 147 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 10 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 12 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 12 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 4 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 72 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
No shared land boundary is represented in the Natural Earth dataset. Approximate separation between the dataset’s country label points: 1,500 km.
Generalized geography from Natural Earth 1:110m, version 5.1.1. Label-point distance is calculated on a sphere and rounded to the nearest 100 km; it is not a capital-to-capital distance, route, border distance or operational range. Dataset boundaries do not imply recognition of territorial claims.
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m, v5.1.1 · Public domain · Research catalogue highlighted
Scores out of 100 on the ForceTally Index. Each bar splits in proportion to the two scores. A point at the centre of the chart means no sourced figure for that part.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 3 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 120 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 300 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | ≥12 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 7 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 260 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 218 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 13 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 22 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 41 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 75 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 3 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 2 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 20 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 32 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 33 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 30 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 230 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 3 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 17 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 6 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 24 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 3 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 122 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 76 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 3 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 16 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 7 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 150 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-01 · inventory date unstated | 82 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-01 · inventory date unstated | 290 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |