Military power of Taiwan & Philippines
Taiwan vs Philippines
Taiwan 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 militaryPhilippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.
The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.
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Military expenditures
TW | PH | |
---|---|---|
Military budget: | 19.1 billion $ | 5 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 1% |
Manpower
TW | PH | |
---|---|---|
Active personnel: | 180,000 | 143,100 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,657,000 | 70,000 |
Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 25,614,135 |
Land Forces
TW | PH | ||
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Tanks: | 1,160 | 18 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 567 | |
Total artillery: | 1,944 | 325 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 0 | |
Rocket artillery: | 126 | 0 |
Air Forces
TW | PH | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 814 | 229 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 12 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 0 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 13 | |
Helicopters: | 237 | 111 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
TW | PH | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 96 | 196 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 22 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 1 | 3 | |
Submarines: | 4 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Philippines
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
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.
Philippines
17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).