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Philippines vs Finland

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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.

The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.

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Finland is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 338,424 km2 (land boundries: 2,563 km and costline 1,250 km). The capital of Finland is Helsinki. The number of inhabitants is 5,536,146.

Finland was not a member of NATO, but Finland and NATO actively cooperated in peace-support operations, exercised together, and exchanged analysis and information. Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). On 5 July 2022, NATO signed the accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance. The inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
6.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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143,100
24,000

Reserve personnel

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70,000
870,000

Available for military

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25,614,135
1,155,368

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18
239
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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567
2,020
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Total artillery

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325
821
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
97
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Rocket artillery

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0
62

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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229
158
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Fighter

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12
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Multirole

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0
55
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Attack

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13
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Helicopters

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111
27
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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196
170
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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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2
0
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Corvettes

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3
2
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Philippines

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).

Finland

18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60