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Military power of Taiwan & Saudi Arabia

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

Military budget

19.1 billion $

75 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

7 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

480,000

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

325,000

Available for military

5,883,828

8,240,714

Land Forces

Tanks

888

1,275

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

6,347

Total artillery

2,082

2,580

Self-propelled artillery

448

510

Rocket artillery

234

252

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

1,407

Fighter

103

141

Multirole

183

72

Attack

0

151

Helicopters

243

491

UCAV (combat drone)

3

0

Navy

Total naval

111

34

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

11

Corvettes

13

9

Submarines

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.