Military power of Qatar & Taiwan
Qatar vs Taiwan
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Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.
The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.
More about Qatar 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
 QA |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 6 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 3.6% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| QA | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 66,550 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 15,000 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 389,487 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| QA | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 138 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 922 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 62 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 46 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 16 | 126 |
Air Forces
| QA | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 205 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 46 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 6 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
| QA | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 92 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 3 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Qatar
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Qatar
Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.
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.