Military power of Belarus & Canada
Belarus vs Canada
Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 207,595 km2 (land boundries: 3,599 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Belarus is Minsk. The number of inhabitants is 9,349,645.
Belarus has close security ties with Russia. In 2022, Belarus allowed Russian military forces to stage on its territory during its invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the principal supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment. The inventory of the Belarus Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Russian andSoviet-origin equipment, and since 2010 Russia is the leading provider of arms. Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs).
More about Belarus militaryCanada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.
Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.
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Military expenditures
BY | CA | |
---|---|---|
Military budget: | 0.9 billion $ | 27 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 1.4% |
Manpower
BY | CA | |
---|---|---|
Active personnel: | 63,000 | 68,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 344,750 | 27,000 |
Available for military: | 2,500,000 | 8,031,266 |
Land Forces
BY | CA | ||
---|---|---|---|
Tanks: | 652 | 82 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,871 | 1,693 | |
Total artillery: | 1,041 | 163 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 0 | |
Rocket artillery: | 371 | 0 |
Air Forces
BY | CA | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 199 | 417 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 34 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 4 | 98 | |
Attack aircraft: | 67 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 68 | 165 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
BY | CA | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 0 | 67 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 12 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Belarus
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Canada
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Belarus
18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
Canada
17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years