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Philippines vs Indonesia

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Philippines Indonesia

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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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

Military budget

5 billion $

9 billion $

Percent of GDP

1 %

0.6 %

Manpower

Active personnel

143,100

400,000

Reserve personnel

70,000

400,000

Available for military

25,614,135

131,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

18

241

Armoured fighting vehicles

567

1,319

Total artillery

325

796

Self-propelled artillery

0

145

Rocket artillery

0

90

Air Forces

Total aircraft

229

465

Fighter

12

5

Multirole

0

44

Attack

13

51

Helicopters

111

203

UCAV (combat drone)

0

6

Navy

Total naval

196

347

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

2

7

Corvettes

3

24

Submarines

0

4

Nuclear weapons

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Indonesia

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).

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.