Military power of China & Greece
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China is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 9,596,961 km2 (land boundries: 22,457 km and costline 14,500 km). The capital of China is Beijing. The number of inhabitants is 1,444,390,177.
The People's Liberation Army is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission. The PLA is outfitted primarily with a wide mix of older and modern domestically-produced systems heavily influenced by technology derived from other countries. Russia is the main supplier military equipment outside the domestic industry.
More about China militaryGreece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.
Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware
More about Greece militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 CN |  GR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 293 billion $ | 7.6 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.7% | 3.8% |
Manpower
| CN | GR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 2,035,000 | 107,600 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,000,000 | 221,600 |
| Available for military: | 385,821,101 | 2,535,174 |
Land Forces
| CN | GR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 5,750 | 1,365 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 14,130 | 4,126 | |
| Total artillery: | 7,094 | 1,469 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 2,720 | 588 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 3,140 | 152 |
Air Forces
| CN | GR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 4,630 | 855 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 1,049 | 35 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 1,130 | 202 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 120 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 1,355 | 427 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 151 | 3 |
Navy
| CN | GR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 742 | 236 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 38 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 54 | 13 | |
| Corvettes: | 73 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 74 | 11 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
China
The last of five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT, which at this moment possesses approximately 280 nuclear warheads in total. Nevertheless, the number of deployed bombs is unknown. The first test that occurred to be successful occurred in 1964. The main goal of Chinese was to build a deterrent against two major nuclear powers, namely The United States as well as The Soviet Union. The nation decided to choose dried lake for the nuclear site, Lop Nur. Although China developed and tested its first atomic device only in 1964, they managed to test their first hydrogen bomb only 32 months later. As a result, they can boast with the shortest period between developing fission and fusion technology.
China managed to conduct 45 tests of nuclear weapons. Still, the data regarding the stockpile of accumulated warheads is uncertain. The same thing concerns the number of deployed warheads. It is all due to the limited information that the country provides. We should also bear in mind that they are the only country out of five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT that does not give a positive security assurance.
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
China
18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; a recent military decision allows women in combat roles.
Greece
19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.