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Malaysia vs Indonesia

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Malaysia Indonesia

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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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.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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4.4 billion $
9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.16 %
0.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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113,000
400,000

Reserve personnel

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51,600
400,000

Available for military

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14,817,517
131,000,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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48
241
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,276
1,319
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Total artillery

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250
796
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
145
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Rocket artillery

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54
90

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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122
465
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Fighter

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0
5
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Multirole

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26
44
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Attack

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12
51
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Helicopters

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54
203
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
6

Navy

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Total naval

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111
347
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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
7
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Corvettes

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6
24
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Submarines

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2
4

Nuclear weapons

Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Indonesia

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.

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.