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NATIONAL FORCES · COMPARISON
Jordan vs Northern Cyprus
| Overview | Jordan | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
Active personnel DefinitionFull-time active military personnel; exclude reserves and paramilitary unless explicitly identified. | 100,500Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded. | —Not yet documented |
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. | 116,000people · 2020 annual observationSingle source2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count. | —Not yet documented |
Defence spending DefinitionAnnual military expenditure in current US dollars. State fiscal year, coverage and conversion basis in notes. | US$2.11bnEstimate · 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 2.11bn. 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] Excludes expenditure on public order and safety | —Not yet documented |
GDP DefinitionAnnual nominal GDP in current US dollars, not purchasing-power parity. | US$59.3bnEstimate · 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 59.3bn. 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. | —Not yet documented |
Population DefinitionTotal resident population; retain the source's reference year. | 11,520,684people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. | —Not yet documented |
Reserve personnel DefinitionReported reserve personnel, with mobilisation and training definitions stated in notes. | 65,000Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational military reserve pool; excludes the separately reported active and paramilitary personnel. Training/mobilisation definitions remain source-specific. | —Not yet documented |
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.
179 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Jordan | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | 592024 | — |
| Hawker Hunter | In service | — |
| Support aircraft | ||
| Air Tractor AT-802 | 62024 | — |
| C295 | 22024 | — |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 5Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | In service | — |
| Ilyushin Il-76 | 12024 | — |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | 72024 | — |
| PZL M28 Skytruck | 2Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Trainer aircraft | ||
| Grob G 120TP | 142024 | — |
| Pilatus PC-21 | 12Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Helicopters | ||
| AgustaWestland AW139 | 3Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Equipment | Jordan | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| Centurion (tank) | 300–400Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Challenger 1 | In service | — |
| FV101 Scorpion | 26Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Leclerc | 70Army · 2025 80Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| M60 tank | 182Army · 2025 | — |
| Armoured vehicles | ||
| Alvis Saracen | In service | — |
| Caterpillar D8 | In service | — |
| Centauro (Tank destroyer) | 80Army · 2025 | — |
| Cougar (MRAP) | 131Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| EE-11 Urutu | ≥25Gendarmerie · 2025 | — |
| FNSS ACV-15 | 130Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| FV103 Spartan | 100Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Equipment | Jordan | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Air defence | ||
| 9K35 Strela-10 | 92Army · 2025 92Royal Jordanian Army · 2023Wikipedia | — |
| M163 VADS | 100Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| MIM-23 Hawk | 24Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Patriot | 3–6Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 48Army · 2025 48Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Anti-aircraft guns | ||
| M45 quad mount | In service | — |
| Portable air defence | ||
| 9K34 Strela-3 | In service | — |
| 9K38 Igla | 282Royal Jordanian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| FIM-92 Stinger | — | In service |
| Missiles | ||
| AGM-114 Hellfire | In service | — |
| AIM-7 Sparrow | In service | — |
| AIM-9 Sidewinder | In service | — |
| Equipment | Jordan | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Small arms | ||
| AGS-17 | — | In service |
| Automatkarbin 4 | In service | — |
| Barrett M82 | In service | — |
| Barrett M95 | In service | — |
| Benelli M4 | In service | — |
| Beretta 92 | In service | — |
| Beretta AR70/90 | In service | — |
| Browning Hi-Power | In service | — |
| Caracal pistol | In service | — |
| Carl Gustaf m/45 | In service | — |
| FN MAG | In service | — |
| FN Minimi | — | In service |
| Equipment | Jordan | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | ||
| AN/FPS-117 | In service | — |
| AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar | In service | — |
| AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar | In service | — |
| COBRA (radar) | 5Royal Jordanian Army · 2016Wikipedia | — |
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 population assessment | 11,312,507 people | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
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.
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