Compare armed forces

Alliance builder

Military power of NATO & Singapore

NATO flag svg Singapore flag svg

NATO vs Singapore

Show map
NATO Singapore

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949. NATO is a system of collective security: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by others countries. NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels. The following twelve states signed the treaty and became the founding members: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States. The following states joined the treaty after 1949: Greece, Germany, Turkey and Spain. Members who joined after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.

Before and during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, several NATO countries sent army to reinforce the alliance's eastern flank. Alliance had deployed 40,000 troops along its 2,500 kilometres long Eastern flank to deter possible Russian aggression. On 5 July the North Atlantic Alliance members signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland and formally approved the decisions of the NATO summit.

Finland joined the alliance on 4 April 2023.

Singapore 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.

More about Singapore military

If you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com

Military expenditures

small flag NATO
small flag SG

Military budget

+
1338.7 billion $
13.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

+
0 %
2.7 %

Manpower

small flag NATO
small flag SG

Active personnel

+
3,298,939
71,000

Reserve personnel

+
2,728,032
352,500

Available for military

+
211,574,462
1,255,902

Land Forces

small flag NATO
small flag SG
mlrs svg

Tanks

+
12,475
170
mlrs svg

Armoured fighting vehicles

+
84,910
3,507
mlrs svg

Total artillery

+
12,894
161
mlrs svg

Self-propelled artillery

+
4,495
48
mlrs svg

Rocket artillery

+
1,759
24

Air Forces

small flag NATO
small flag SG
mlrs svg

Total aircraft

+
21,265
252
mlrs svg

Fighter

+
904
0
mlrs svg

Multirole

+
3,843
100
mlrs svg

Attack

+
642
0
mlrs svg

Helicopters

+
7,977
87
mlrs svg

UCAV (combat drone)

+
958
0

Navy

small flag NATO
small flag SG
mlrs svg

Total naval

+
2,264
43
mlrs svg

Aircraft carriers

+
30
0
mlrs svg

Destroyers

+
122
0
mlrs svg

Frigates

+
120
6
mlrs svg

Corvettes

+
64
6
mlrs svg

Submarines

+
150
5

Nuclear weapons

NATO

Data not available

Singapore

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

NATO

Data not available

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).