Military power of Japan & Singapore
Japan vs Singapore
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 militarySingapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.
Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.
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Military expenditures
JP | SG | |
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Military budget: | 51 billion $ | 13.2 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 2.7% |
Manpower
JP | SG | |
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Active personnel: | 247,150 | 71,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 56,100 | 352,500 |
Available for military: | 27,301,443 | 1,255,902 |
Land Forces
JP | SG | ||
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Tanks: | 1,004 | 170 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,072 | 3,507 | |
Total artillery: | 623 | 161 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 214 | 48 | |
Rocket artillery: | 99 | 24 |
Air Forces
JP | SG | ||
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Total aircraft: | 1,444 | 252 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 155 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 79 | 100 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 698 | 87 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
JP | SG | ||
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Total naval: | 140 | 43 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 36 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 6 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 22 | 5 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Japan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Singapore
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.
Singapore
18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).