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Military power of Vietnam & Venezuela
Vietnam vs Venezuela
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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km2 (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.
The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry
More about Vietnam militaryVenezuela 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 militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 VN |  VE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 8 billion $ | 0.7 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.6% | 0.35% |
Manpower
| VN | VE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 482,000 | 330,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 3,000,000 | 8,000 |
| Available for military: | 30,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
Land Forces
| VN | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,829 | 312 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,820 | 1,000 | |
| Total artillery: | 2,000 | 200 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 180 | 60 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 450 | 36 |
Air Forces
| VN | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 271 | 263 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 11 | 6 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 35 | 42 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 34 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 99 | 81 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| VN | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 46 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 9 | 2 | |
| Corvettes: | 14 | 3 | |
| Submarines: | 6 | 2 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Vietnam
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Venezuela
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Vietnam
18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.
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.
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