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Saudi Arabia vs Syria

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Saudi Arabia Syria

Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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75 billion $
1.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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7 %
5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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480,000
169,000

Reserve personnel

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325,000
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Available for military

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8,240,714
11,550,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,275
3,507
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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6,347
4,639
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Total artillery

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2,580
3,343
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Self-propelled artillery

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510
502
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Rocket artillery

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252
691

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,407
470
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Fighter

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141
108
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Multirole

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72
29
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Attack

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151
90
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Helicopters

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491
171
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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34
43
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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11
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Corvettes

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9
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Submarines

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0
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Nuclear weapons

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.