Military power of Australia & Taiwan
Australia vs Taiwan
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Australia is a country located in Oceania with an area of 7,692,024 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 25,760 km). The capital of Australia is Canberra. The number of inhabitants is 25,807,800.
Australia has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty. In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS” which would build on existing bilateral ties. The Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. USA is the largest supplier of arms. The Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms.
More about Australia militaryTaiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
More about Taiwan militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 AU |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 33 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| AU | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 60,330 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 29,740 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 5,316,464 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| AU | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 59 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,796 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 235 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 126 |
Air Forces
| AU | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 433 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 133 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 130 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| AU | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 45 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 3 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 8 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 6 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Australia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Australia
17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces.
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.