Military power of Poland & Austria
Poland vs Austria
Show map
Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.
Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.
More about Poland militaryAustria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.
Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.
The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries. More about Austria militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 PL |  AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 31.37 billion $ | 3.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 4.2% | 0.74% |
Manpower
| PL | AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 150,000 | 23,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 240,000 | 125,600 |
| Available for military: | 10,500,000 | 1,941,110 |
Land Forces
| PL | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 577 | 56 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,342 | 215 | |
| Total artillery: | 775 | 30 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 601 | 30 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 174 | 0 |
Air Forces
| PL | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 461 | 129 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 23 | 15 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 48 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 18 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 212 | 87 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
| PL | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 66 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 1 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Poland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Poland
18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.
Austria
Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.