Military power of Taiwan & Syria
Taiwan vs Syria
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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 militarySyria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.
The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.
More about Syria militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 TW |  SY | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.3 billion $ | 1.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 5% |
Manpower
| TW | SY | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 290,000 | 169,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,310,000 | 0 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 11,550,000 |
Land Forces
| TW | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 3,507 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 4,639 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 3,343 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 502 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 691 |
Air Forces
| TW | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 470 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 108 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 29 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 90 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 171 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| TW | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 43 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Syria
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.
Syria
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.