Military power of Taiwan & Poland
Taiwan vs Poland
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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 militaryPoland 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.
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Military expenditures
 TW |  PL | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.3 billion $ | 31.37 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 4.2% |
Manpower
| TW | PL | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 290,000 | 150,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,310,000 | 240,000 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 10,500,000 |
Land Forces
| TW | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 577 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 2,342 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 775 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 601 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 174 |
Air Forces
| TW | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 461 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 23 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 48 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 18 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 212 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 6 |
Navy
| TW | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 66 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 2 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 1 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Poland
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.
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.