Military power of Singapore & South Korea
Singapore vs South Korea
Singapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.
Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.
More about Singapore militarySouth Korea is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 100,210 km2 (land boundries: 237 km and costline 2,413 km). The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The number of inhabitants is 51,709,098.
US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security. The Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in the territory of South Korea. The USA maintained approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country. South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner. The South Korean military is equipped with a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The top foreign weapons supplier is the United States and some domestically-produced systems are built under US license.
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Military expenditures
SG | KR | |
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Military budget: | 13.2 billion $ | 44 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.7% | 2.5% |
Manpower
SG | KR | |
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Active personnel: | 71,000 | 555,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 352,500 | 2,750,000 |
Available for military: | 1,255,902 | 13,185,794 |
Land Forces
SG | KR | ||
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Tanks: | 170 | 2,606 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,507 | 4,380 | |
Total artillery: | 161 | 7,468 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 48 | 3,040 | |
Rocket artillery: | 24 | 574 |
Air Forces
SG | KR | ||
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Total aircraft: | 252 | 1,585 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 156 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 100 | 371 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 87 | 757 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
SG | KR | ||
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Total naval: | 43 | 195 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 12 | |
Frigates: | 6 | 18 | |
Corvettes: | 6 | 11 | |
Submarines: | 5 | 22 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Singapore
Does not have nuclear weapons.
South Korea
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Singapore
18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).
South Korea
20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from military service.