Military power of Venezuela & Japan
Venezuela vs Japan
Venezuela is a country located in Northern South America with an area of 916,445 km2 (land boundries: 5,267 km and costline 2,800 km). The capital of Venezuela is Caracas. The number of inhabitants is 28,887,118.
The FANB inventory is mainly of Chinese and Russian origin with a smaller mix of equipment from Western countries. Russia is the top supplier of military hardware to Venezuela
More about Venezuela militaryJapan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.
The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.
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Military expenditures
VE | JP | |
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Military budget: | 0.7 billion $ | 51 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0.35% | 1.2% |
Manpower
VE | JP | |
---|---|---|
Active personnel: | 330,000 | 247,150 |
Reserve personnel: | 8,000 | 56,100 |
Available for military: | 8,000,000 | 27,301,443 |
Land Forces
VE | JP | ||
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Tanks: | 312 | 1,004 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,000 | 3,072 | |
Total artillery: | 200 | 623 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 60 | 214 | |
Rocket artillery: | 36 | 99 |
Air Forces
VE | JP | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total aircraft: | 263 | 1,444 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 6 | 155 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 42 | 79 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 81 | 698 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
VE | JP | ||
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Total naval: | 46 | 140 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 4 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 36 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 3 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 2 | 22 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Venezuela
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Japan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Venezuela
All citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service, though mandatory recruitment is forbidden; the minimum service obligation is 12 months.
Japan
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.