Military power of Taiwan & United Arab Emirates
Taiwan vs United Arab Emirates
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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 militaryUnited Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.
the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.
More about United Arab Emirates militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 TW |  AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.3 billion $ | 22.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 5.6% |
Manpower
| TW | AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 290,000 | 65,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,310,000 | 130,000 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 3,240,000 |
Land Forces
| TW | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 354 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 8,980 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 398 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 183 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 139 |
Air Forces
| TW | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 510 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 137 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 215 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| TW | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 79 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 9 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
United Arab Emirates
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.
United Arab Emirates
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.