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Malaysia vs Denmark

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Malaysia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 330,803 km2 (land boundries: 2,742 km and costline 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)). The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. The number of inhabitants is 32,730,000.

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Malaysia also cooperates closely with the US military. the Malaysian Armed Forces field a diverse mix of mostly older imported weapons systems.

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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4.4 billion $
5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.16 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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113,000
21,000

Reserve personnel

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51,600
63,000

Available for military

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14,817,517
2,605,137

Land Forces

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Tanks

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48
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,276
621
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Total artillery

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250
27
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
19
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Rocket artillery

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54
8

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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122
133
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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26
48
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Attack

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12
0
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Helicopters

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54
34
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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111
79
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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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3
9
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Corvettes

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6
0
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Submarines

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2
0

Nuclear weapons

Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Malaysia

17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; no conscription.

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