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NATIONAL FORCES · COMPARISON
Northern Cyprus vs Oman
| Overview | Northern Cyprus | Oman |
|---|---|---|
Active personnel DefinitionFull-time active military personnel; exclude reserves and paramilitary unless explicitly identified. | —Not yet documented | 42,600Estimate · 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. | —Not yet documented | 47,000people · 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. | —Not yet documented | US$6.66bnEstimate · 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 6.66bn. 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 security funding |
GDP DefinitionAnnual nominal GDP in current US dollars, not purchasing-power parity. | —Not yet documented | US$109bnEstimate · 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 109bn. 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. | —Not yet documented | 5,494,691people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. |
Reserve personnel DefinitionReported reserve personnel, with mobilisation and training definitions stated in notes. | —Not yet documented | 0Estimate · people · 2024 source edition; census date not statedSingle sourceMilitary reserve personnel in the 2024 IISS source edition cited by this Wikipedia row. Reservists are not normally kept under arms and are available for mobilisation. Excludes the separately reported Active military and Paramilitary columns. This is the cited edition year, not an exact census date. |
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.
129 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Northern Cyprus | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||
| British Aerospace Hawk 200 | — | 10Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 10Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Eurofighter Typhoon | — | 12Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 12Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 12Air Force · 2025 |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | — | 23Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 23Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Hawker Hunter | — | In service |
| Support aircraft | ||
| Airbus A319 | — | 1Royal Flight · 2025 |
| Airbus A320 family | — | 1Royal Flight · 2025 1Royal Household · 2025 |
| C-130J Super Hercules | — | 2Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 2Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 2Air Force · 2025 |
| C295 | — | 4Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 4Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 4Air Force · 2025 |
| Dornier 228 | — | 1Police Air Wing · 2025 |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | — | In service |
| Gulfstream IV | — | 2Royal Flight · 2025 2Air Force · 2025 2Royal Air Force of Oman · 2025 |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | — | 3Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 3Royal Air Force of Oman · 2026Wikipedia 3Air Force · 2025 |
| Equipment | Northern Cyprus | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| Challenger 2 | — | 38Army · 2025 38Royal Army of Oman · 2025 |
| FV101 Scorpion | — | 37Army · 2025 120Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| M60 tank | — | 79Army · 2025 79Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Armoured vehicles | ||
| Anoa (armoured personnel carrier) | — | In service |
| Cadillac Gage Commando | — | 15Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Fahd (armored personnel carrier) | — | 31Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| FNSS Pars | — | 172Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| FV103 Spartan | — | 6Army · 2025 6Royal Army of Oman · 2025 |
| FV105 Sultan | — | 13Army · 2025 13Royal Army of Oman · 2025 |
| Land Rover Defender | — | In service |
| Marauder (vehicle) | — | In service |
| Mowag Piranha | — | 174Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Equipment | Northern Cyprus | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Air defence | ||
| Alvis Stormer | — | 4Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Crotale (missile) | — | In service |
| DARDO | — | In service |
| Javelin (surface-to-air missile) | — | 34Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Mistral (missile) | — | 54Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| NASAMS | — | In service |
| Pantsir missile system | — | 12Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Rapier (missile) | — | 28Royal Army of Oman · 2026Wikipedia |
| Anti-aircraft guns | ||
| ZU-23-2 | — | 4Army · 2025 4Royal Army of Oman · 2025 |
| Portable air defence | ||
| 9K32 Strela-2 | — | In service |
| Blowpipe (missile) | — | In service |
| FIM-92 Stinger | In service | — |
| Equipment | Northern Cyprus | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Small arms | ||
| AGS-17 | In service | — |
| Barrett M82 | — | In service |
| Beretta 92 | In service | — |
| Browning Hi-Power | — | In service |
| Carbon 15 | — | In service |
| FN FAL | — | In service |
| FN MAG | — | In service |
| FN Minimi | In service | — |
| GAU-19 | — | In service |
| Heckler & Koch G3 | In service | — |
| Heckler & Koch HK33 | In service | — |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | In service | — |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
No approved observations yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 cited source period | 21 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 7 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 12 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 11 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 2026 cited source period | 13 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 18 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 2 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 3 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 4 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 10 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 23 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 2026 cited source period | 12 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-01 · inventory date unstated | 4 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
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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.