Military power of Switzerland & Saudi Arabia
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Country: | Switzerland (CH) | Saudi Arabia (SA) |
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Capital: | Bern | Riyadh |
Population: | 8,570,146 | 34,218,169 |
Area: | 41,285 km2 | 2,149,690 km2 |
More: | Switzerland military forces description | Saudi Arabia military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 5.3 billion $ | 57.5 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0.7% | 8.4% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 140,000 | 505,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 80,000 | 325,000 |
Available for military: | 1,852,580 | 8,240,714 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 224 | 1,142 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,500 | 9,096 | |
Total artillery: | 224 | 757 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 224 | 474 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 122 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 193 | 855 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 40 | 62 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 26 | 54 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 168 | |
Helicopters: | 45 | 341 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 0 | 27 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 7 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 4 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Switzerland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Saudi Arabia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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.
Saudi Arabia
17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.