Military power of South Korea & China and Russia
South Korea vs China and Russia
South 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.
More about South Korea militaryA hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.
Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.
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Military expenditures
KR | CHRU | |
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Military budget: | 44 billion $ | 494.4 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 0% |
Manpower
KR | CHRU | |
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Active personnel: | 555,000 | 3,035,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 2,750,000 | 4,000,000 |
Available for military: | 13,185,794 | 420,586,837 |
Land Forces
KR | CHRU | ||
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Tanks: | 2,606 | 18,017 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,380 | 38,302 | |
Total artillery: | 7,468 | 25,360 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 3,040 | 9,163 | |
Rocket artillery: | 574 | 7,471 |
Air Forces
KR | CHRU | ||
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Total aircraft: | 1,585 | 9,048 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 156 | 1,389 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 371 | 1,512 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 809 | |
Helicopters: | 757 | 3,020 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 251 |
Navy
KR | CHRU | ||
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Total naval: | 195 | 1,395 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 5 | |
Destroyers: | 12 | 52 | |
Frigates: | 18 | 65 | |
Corvettes: | 11 | 153 | |
Submarines: | 22 | 140 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
South Korea
Does not have nuclear weapons.
China and Russia
Data not available
Military service
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.
China and Russia
Data not available