Military power of Taiwan & Jordan
Taiwan vs Jordan
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Taiwan 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 militaryJordan is a country located in Middle East with an area of 89,341 km2 (land boundries: 1,744 km and costline 26 km). The capital of Jordan is Amman. The number of inhabitants is 10,658,123.
Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. The JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, Russia, and the USA.
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Military expenditures
 TW |  JO | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.3 billion $ | 2.6 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 6.5% |
Manpower
| TW | JO | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 290,000 | 100,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,310,000 | 65,000 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 3,285,575 |
Land Forces
| TW | JO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 1,588 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 3,653 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 633 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 461 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 88 |
Air Forces
| TW | JO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 255 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 44 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 4 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 140 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| TW | JO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 27 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Jordan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
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.
Jordan
17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF.