Military power of Sweden & Ukraine
Sweden vs Ukraine
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Sweden is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 450,295 km2 (land boundries: 2,211 km and costline 3,218 km). The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. The number of inhabitants is 10,385,347.
The Swedish military cooperates closely with the military forces of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists olso of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Sweden is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and contributes to CSDP missions and operations. In 2022 Sweden applied for NATO membership and was formally invited to join the alliance at the NATO Summit in Madrid. The inventory of the SAF is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military hardware.
More about Sweden militaryUkraine is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 603,500 km2 (land boundries: 5,581 km and costline 2,782 km). The capital of Ukraine is Kiev. The number of inhabitants is 41,487,960.
During the 2008 Bucharest summit, NATO declared that Ukraine would eventually become a member of NATO when it meets the criteria for accession. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems. Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building Soviet-era land systems and maintaining and upgrading Soviet-era combat aircraft, as well as missile and air defense systems.
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Military expenditures
 SE |  UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 7.6 billion $ | 10.4 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.3% | 6% |
Manpower
| SE | UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,600 | 700,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 31,300 | 1,000,000 |
| Available for military: | 2,065,782 | 11,149,646 |
Land Forces
| SE | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 121 | 1,462 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,071 | 5,739 | |
| Total artillery: | 268 | 3,636 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 48 | 899 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 693 |
Air Forces
| SE | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 207 | 297 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 57 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 94 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 27 | |
| Helicopters: | 53 | 115 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 12 |
Navy
| SE | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 186 | 53 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 1 | |
| Corvettes: | 7 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 5 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Sweden
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Ukraine
Although Ukraine has never produced its own nuclear weapon to this day, we should bear in mind that back in the days, Ukraine possessed approximately 5,000 nuclear weapons. This is all due to the fact that before 1991, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. However, as a consequence of its dissolution, all the countries that were satellites or were forcefully attached to Soviet Union, received number of warheads. They were once the property of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, after Ukraine became independent, they received everything that was the part of the USSR, even nuclear warheads. As a result of that, Ukraine became the third largest holder of nuclear weapons in the world.
Ukraine decided to get rid of these weapons quite quickly. Three years later, in 1994 that is, they joined Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In 1996, all the warheads were moved and disassembled in Russia.
Military service
Sweden
18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); the Swedish Parliament has abolished compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment as of July 2010; conscription remains an option in emergencies; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47.
Ukraine
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months