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Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia

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Taiwan Saudi Arabia

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.

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Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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19.1 billion $
75 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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180,000
480,000

Reserve personnel

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1,657,000
325,000

Available for military

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5,883,828
8,240,714

Land Forces

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Tanks

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888
1,275
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,031
6,347
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Total artillery

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2,082
2,580
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Self-propelled artillery

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448
510
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Rocket artillery

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234
252

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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791
1,407
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Fighter

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103
141
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Multirole

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183
72
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Attack

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0
151
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Helicopters

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243
491
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
0

Navy

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Total naval

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111
34
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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4
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Frigates

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22
11
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Corvettes

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13
9
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Submarines

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5
0

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Saudi Arabia

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.

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.