Compare armed forces

Alliance builder

Military power of Poland & Egypt

Poland flag svg Egypt flag svg

Poland vs Egypt

Show map
Poland Egypt

Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.

Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.

More about Poland military

Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

More about Egypt military

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

Military expenditures

small flag PL
small flag EG

Military budget

+
40 billion $
6 billion $

Percent of GDP

+
4.7 %
0 %

Manpower

small flag PL
small flag EG

Active personnel

+
200,000
438,500

Reserve personnel

+
150,000
479,000

Available for military

+
10,500,000
41,157,220

Land Forces

small flag PL
small flag EG
mlrs svg

Tanks

+
601
3,789
mlrs svg

Armoured fighting vehicles

+
2,417
8,699
mlrs svg

Total artillery

+
773
4,328
mlrs svg

Self-propelled artillery

+
585
889
mlrs svg

Rocket artillery

+
188
1,250

Air Forces

small flag PL
small flag EG
mlrs svg

Total aircraft

+
481
1,103
mlrs svg

Fighter

+
13
44
mlrs svg

Multirole

+
60
278
mlrs svg

Attack

+
18
121
mlrs svg

Helicopters

+
212
310
mlrs svg

UCAV (combat drone)

+
24
32

Navy

small flag PL
small flag EG
mlrs svg

Total naval

+
66
193
mlrs svg

Aircraft carriers

+
0
2
mlrs svg

Destroyers

+
0
0
mlrs svg

Frigates

+
2
14
mlrs svg

Corvettes

+
2
7
mlrs svg

Submarines

+
1
8

Nuclear weapons

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Poland

18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.