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Denmark vs Saudi Arabia

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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
75 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
480,000

Reserve personnel

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63,000
325,000

Available for military

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2,605,137
8,240,714

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
1,275
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
6,347
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Total artillery

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27
2,580
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
510
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Rocket artillery

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8
252

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
1,407
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Fighter

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0
141
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Multirole

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48
72
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Attack

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0
151
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Helicopters

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34
491
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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79
34
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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9
11
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Corvettes

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0
9
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.