Military power of Japan & Canada
Japan vs Canada
Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.
The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.
More about Japan 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
JP | CA | |
---|---|---|
Military budget: | 51 billion $ | 27 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 1.4% |
Manpower
JP | CA | |
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Active personnel: | 247,150 | 68,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 56,100 | 27,000 |
Available for military: | 27,301,443 | 8,031,266 |
Land Forces
JP | CA | ||
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Tanks: | 1,004 | 82 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,072 | 1,693 | |
Total artillery: | 623 | 163 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 214 | 0 | |
Rocket artillery: | 99 | 0 |
Air Forces
JP | CA | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 1,444 | 417 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 155 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 79 | 98 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 698 | 165 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
JP | CA | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 140 | 67 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 36 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 12 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 22 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Japan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Canada
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Japan
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.
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