Compare armed forces

Alliance builder

Military power of Singapore & Netherlands

Singapore flag svg Netherlands flag svg

Singapore vs Netherlands

Show map
Singapore Netherlands

Singapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.

More about Singapore military

Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 41,543 km2 (land boundries: 1,053 km and costline 451 km). The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants is 17,469,635.

The Netherlands is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories in 2015. They trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries. The inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European and United States equipment. The Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems

More about Netherlands military

If you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com

Military expenditures

small flag SG SG small flag NL NL
Military budget: 11.6 billion $ 15.2 billion $
Percent of GDP: 3.33% 1.7%

Military budget

small flag SG small flag NL
Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
More

Manpower

small flag SG SG small flag NL NL
Active personnel: 71,000 41,199
Reserve personnel: 352,500 6,532
Available for military: 1,255,902 7,728,129

Active

small flag SG small flag NL
Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
More

Land Forces

small flag SG SG small flag NL NL
Tanks: 170 18
Armoured fighting vehicles: 3,507 1,116
Total artillery: 161 75
Self-propelled artillery: 48 52
Rocket artillery: 24 0

Tanks

tank svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
More

Air Forces

small flag SG SG small flag NL NL
Total aircraft: 252 183
Fighter aircraft: 0 0
Multirole aircraft: 100 61
Attack aircraft: 0 0
Helicopters: 87 82
UCAV (combat drone): 0 4

Total aircraft

airplane svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
More

Navy

small flag SG SG small flag NL NL
Total naval: 43 144
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 4
Frigates: 6 2
Corvettes: 6 0
Submarines: 5 4

Total naval

ship svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
More

Nuclear weapons

Singapore

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Netherlands

Netherlands participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Military service

Singapore

18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).

Netherlands

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.