Military power of Switzerland & Germany
Country: | Switzerland (CH) | Germany (DE) |
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Capital: | Bern | Berlin |
Population: | 8,570,146 | 83,166,711 |
Area: | 41,285 km2 | 357,168 km2 |
More: | Switzerland military forces description | Germany military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 5.3 billion $ | 57 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0.7% | 1.4% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 140,000 | 183,907 |
Reserve personnel: | 80,000 | 30,050 |
Available for military: | 1,852,580 | 18,529,299 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 224 | 328 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,500 | 3,874 | |
Total artillery: | 224 | 401 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 224 | 121 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 38 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 193 | 662 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 40 | 141 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 26 | 90 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 45 | 347 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 0 | 65 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 12 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 5 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Switzerland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Germany
Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Military service
Switzerland
19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.
Germany
17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.