Military power of Canada & Poland
Canada vs Poland
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 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
CA | PL | |
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Military budget: | 27 billion $ | 40 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.4% | 4.7% |
Manpower
CA | PL | |
---|---|---|
Active personnel: | 68,000 | 200,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 27,000 | 150,000 |
Available for military: | 8,031,266 | 10,500,000 |
Land Forces
CA | PL | ||
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Tanks: | 82 | 601 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,693 | 2,417 | |
Total artillery: | 163 | 773 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 585 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 188 |
Air Forces
CA | PL | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 417 | 481 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 13 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 98 | 60 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 18 | |
Helicopters: | 165 | 212 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 24 |
Navy
CA | PL | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 67 | 66 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 12 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 2 | |
Submarines: | 4 | 1 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Canada
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Poland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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
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.