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Military power of Malaysia & Taiwan
Malaysia vs Taiwan
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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.
More about Malaysia militaryTaiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
More about Taiwan militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 MY |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 4.4 billion $ | 19.1 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.16% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| MY | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 113,000 | 180,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 51,600 | 1,657,000 |
| Available for military: | 14,817,517 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| MY | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 48 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,276 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 250 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 54 | 126 |
Air Forces
| MY | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 122 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 26 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 12 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 54 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| MY | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 111 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 3 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 6 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 2 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Malaysia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
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.
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.
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