Military power of Qatar & European Union EU
Qatar vs European Union EU
Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.
The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.
More about Qatar militaryThe European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
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Military expenditures
QA | EU | |
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Military budget: | 6 billion $ | 295.8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 3.6% | 0% |
Manpower
QA | EU | |
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Active personnel: | 66,550 | 1,277,969 |
Reserve personnel: | 15,000 | 1,687,132 |
Available for military: | 389,487 | 92,594,951 |
Land Forces
QA | EU | ||
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Tanks: | 138 | 4,244 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 922 | 29,656 | |
Total artillery: | 62 | 6,056 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 46 | 1,856 | |
Rocket artillery: | 16 | 674 |
Air Forces
QA | EU | ||
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Total aircraft: | 205 | 5,350 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 415 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 46 | 883 | |
Attack aircraft: | 6 | 142 | |
Helicopters: | 87 | 2,336 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 68 |
Navy
QA | EU | ||
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Total naval: | 92 | 1,306 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 7 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 18 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 69 | |
Corvettes: | 3 | 23 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 48 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Qatar
Does not have nuclear weapons.
European Union EU
Data not available
Military service
Qatar
Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.
European Union EU
Data not available