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Military power of Indonesia & Taiwan
Indonesia vs Taiwan
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Indonesia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 1,904,569 km2 (land boundries: 2,958 km and costline 54,716 km). The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. The number of inhabitants is 270,203,917.
The Indonesian military inventory comes from a wide variety of sources. Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries. The Indonesian Government publicly said in 2022 that growing its domestic defense industry is a national priority over the next 5-10 years.
More about Indonesia 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.
More about Taiwan militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 ID |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 9 billion $ | 19.1 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.6% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| ID | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 400,000 | 180,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 400,000 | 1,657,000 |
| Available for military: | 131,000,000 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| ID | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 241 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,319 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 796 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 145 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 90 | 126 |
Air Forces
| ID | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 465 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 5 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 44 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 51 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 203 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
| ID | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 347 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 7 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 24 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Indonesia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Indonesia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
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.
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