Military power of Syria & Taiwan
Syria vs Taiwan
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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.
The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.
More about Syria militaryTaiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
More about Taiwan militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 SY |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 1.8 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 5% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| SY | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 169,000 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 0 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 11,550,000 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| SY | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 3,507 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,639 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 3,343 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 502 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 691 | 126 |
Air Forces
| SY | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 470 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 108 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 29 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 90 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 171 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| SY | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 43 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Syria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Syria
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.