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Singapore vs Vietnam

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Singapore Vietnam

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.

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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km² (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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Military expenditures

Military budget

13.2 billion $

8 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.7 %

1.6 %

Manpower

Active personnel

71,000

482,000

Reserve personnel

352,500

3,000,000

Available for military

1,255,902

30,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

170

1,829

Armoured fighting vehicles

3,507

1,820

Total artillery

161

2,000

Self-propelled artillery

48

180

Rocket artillery

24

450

Air Forces

Total aircraft

252

271

Fighter

0

11

Multirole

100

35

Attack

0

34

Helicopters

87

99

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

43

96

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

6

9

Corvettes

6

14

Submarines

5

6

Nuclear weapons

Singapore

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Vietnam

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).

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.