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NATIONAL FORCES · COMPARISON
Mongolia vs Northern Cyprus
| Overview | Mongolia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
Active personnel DefinitionFull-time active military personnel; exclude reserves and paramilitary unless explicitly identified. | 9,700Estimate · 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. | 18,000people · 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$205mEstimate · 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 205m. 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 |
GDP DefinitionAnnual nominal GDP in current US dollars, not purchasing-power parity. | US$26.5bnEstimate · 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 26.5bn. 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. | 3,568,978people · 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. | 137,000Estimate · 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.
106 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Mongolia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | 22024 | — |
| Sukhoi Su-30 | 42019Wikipedia | — |
| Support aircraft | ||
| Antonov An-24 | 2Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Antonov An-26 | 1Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Antonov An-30 | 22024Wikipedia | — |
| Boeing 737 | In service | — |
| Helicopters | ||
| Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | — | In service |
| Mil Mi-17 | 2Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Mil Mi-24 | ≥2Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Mil Mi-8 | 10Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Equipment | Mongolia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| T-54/T-55 | 370Army · 2025 | — |
| T-72 | 1002016Wikipedia | — |
| Armoured vehicles | ||
| BMP-1 | 310Army · 2025 | — |
| BMP-2 | 402005Wikipedia | — |
| BRDM-2 | 120Army · 2025 | — |
| BTR-60 | 150Army · 2025 | — |
| BTR-70 | 40Army · 2025 | — |
| BTR-80 | 20Army · 2025 | — |
| Otokar Akrep | — | In service |
| Otokar Cobra | — | In service |
| Tigr (military vehicle) | In service | — |
| Artillery | ||
| 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) | In service | — |
| Equipment | Mongolia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Air defence | ||
| 9K31 Strela-1 | In service | — |
| 9K35 Strela-10 | In service | — |
| S-125 Neva/Pechora | In service | — |
| S-75 Dvina | In service | — |
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | In service | — |
| Anti-aircraft guns | ||
| AZP S-60 | In service | — |
| ZPU | In service | — |
| ZU-23-2 | In service | — |
| Portable air defence | ||
| 9K32 Strela-2 | In service | — |
| 9K38 Igla | In service | — |
| FIM-92 Stinger | — | In service |
| Missiles | ||
| R-73 (missile) | In service | — |
| Equipment | Mongolia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Small arms | ||
| 9A-91 | In service | — |
| AGS-17 | — | In service |
| AK-47 | In service | — |
| AK-74 | In service | — |
| AK-9 | In service | — |
| AKM | In service | — |
| AKS-74U | In service | — |
| Beretta 92 | — | In service |
| CZ 75 | In service | — |
| DShK | In service | — |
| FN FNC | In service | — |
| FN Minimi | — | In service |
| Equipment | Mongolia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | ||
| P-40 radar | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cited source 2005-07-15 | 40 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2016-01-24 | 100 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2019-04-02 | 4 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2023-02-15 | 370 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2023-02-15 | 130 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2023-02-15 | 35 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2023-02-15 | 85 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2023-02-15 | 150 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2023-02-15 | 310 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2023-02-15 | 120 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2024 cited source period | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2024 cited source period | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 2 units | FlightGlobal / Cirium; public copy hosted by Zambia Air Force | approved |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 2 units | FlightGlobal / Cirium; public copy hosted by Zambia Air Force | approved |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 3 units | FlightGlobal / Cirium; public copy hosted by Zambia Air Force | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 40 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 370 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 10 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 | 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 | 150 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 | 310 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 130 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | approved |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 1 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) | superseded |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 150 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 310 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 120 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| November 2025 IISS assessment | 370 units | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-01 · inventory date unstated | 144 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-01 · inventory date unstated | 6 units | Wikipedia contributors | 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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