Military power of Ukraine & Norway
Ukraine vs Norway
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Ukraine is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 603,500 km2 (land boundries: 5,581 km and costline 2,782 km). The capital of Ukraine is Kiev. The number of inhabitants is 41,487,960.
During the 2008 Bucharest summit, NATO declared that Ukraine would eventually become a member of NATO when it meets the criteria for accession. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems. Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building Soviet-era land systems and maintaining and upgrading Soviet-era combat aircraft, as well as missile and air defense systems.
More about Ukraine militaryNorway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.
Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.
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Military expenditures
 UA |  NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 10.4 billion $ | 7.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 6% | 2% |
Manpower
| UA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 700,000 | 23,250 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,000,000 | 40,000 |
| Available for military: | 11,149,646 | 1,078,181 |
Land Forces
| UA | NO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,462 | 52 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 5,739 | 553 | |
| Total artillery: | 3,636 | 44 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 899 | 35 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 693 | 9 |
Air Forces
| UA | NO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 297 | 104 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 57 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 25 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 27 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 115 | 38 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 12 | 0 |
Navy
| UA | NO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 53 | 41 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 1 | 4 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 6 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Ukraine
Although Ukraine has never produced its own nuclear weapon to this day, we should bear in mind that back in the days, Ukraine possessed approximately 5,000 nuclear weapons. This is all due to the fact that before 1991, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. However, as a consequence of its dissolution, all the countries that were satellites or were forcefully attached to Soviet Union, received number of warheads. They were once the property of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, after Ukraine became independent, they received everything that was the part of the USSR, even nuclear warheads. As a result of that, Ukraine became the third largest holder of nuclear weapons in the world.
Ukraine decided to get rid of these weapons quite quickly. Three years later, in 1994 that is, they joined Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In 1996, all the warheads were moved and disassembled in Russia.
Norway
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Ukraine
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months
Norway
18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).