Military power of Canada & China and Russia
Canada vs China and Russia
Canada 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.
More about Canada militaryA hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.
Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.
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Military expenditures
CA | CHRU | |
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Military budget: | 27 billion $ | 494.4 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.4% | 0% |
Manpower
CA | CHRU | |
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Active personnel: | 68,000 | 3,035,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 27,000 | 4,000,000 |
Available for military: | 8,031,266 | 420,586,837 |
Land Forces
CA | CHRU | ||
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Tanks: | 82 | 18,017 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,693 | 38,302 | |
Total artillery: | 163 | 25,360 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 9,163 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 7,471 |
Air Forces
CA | CHRU | ||
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Total aircraft: | 417 | 9,048 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 1,389 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 98 | 1,512 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 809 | |
Helicopters: | 165 | 3,020 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 251 |
Navy
CA | CHRU | ||
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Total naval: | 67 | 1,395 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 5 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 52 | |
Frigates: | 12 | 65 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 153 | |
Submarines: | 4 | 140 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Canada
Does not have nuclear weapons.
China and Russia
Data not available
Military service
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
China and Russia
Data not available