Military power of Japan & European Union EU
Japan vs European Union EU
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 militaryThe European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
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Military expenditures
JP | EU | |
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Military budget: | 51 billion $ | 295.8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 0% |
Manpower
JP | EU | |
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Active personnel: | 247,150 | 1,277,969 |
Reserve personnel: | 56,100 | 1,687,132 |
Available for military: | 27,301,443 | 92,594,951 |
Land Forces
JP | EU | ||
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Tanks: | 1,004 | 4,244 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,072 | 29,656 | |
Total artillery: | 623 | 6,056 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 214 | 1,856 | |
Rocket artillery: | 99 | 674 |
Air Forces
JP | EU | ||
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Total aircraft: | 1,444 | 5,350 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 155 | 415 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 79 | 883 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 142 | |
Helicopters: | 698 | 2,336 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 68 |
Navy
JP | EU | ||
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Total naval: | 140 | 1,306 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 7 | |
Destroyers: | 36 | 18 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 69 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 23 | |
Submarines: | 22 | 48 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Japan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
European Union EU
Data not available
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.
European Union EU
Data not available