Military power of Vietnam & Taiwan
Vietnam vs Taiwan
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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km2 (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.
The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry
More about Vietnam 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.
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Military expenditures
 VN |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 6.2 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| VN | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 482,000 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 3,000,000 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 30,000,000 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| VN | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,829 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,820 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 2,000 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 180 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 450 | 126 |
Air Forces
| VN | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 271 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 11 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 35 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 34 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 99 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| VN | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 9 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 14 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 6 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Vietnam
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Vietnam
18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.
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.