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Military Stats: compare key data on Finland & Germany

Definitions

  • Active military personnel: Active military personnel.
  • Air force > Combat aircraft: Number of fighter aircrafts (fixed wing aircrafts with combat capability).
  • Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Army > Main battle tanks: Number of main battle tanks.
  • Budget: Annual defense budget in billion USD.
  • Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
  • Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
  • Navy > Aircraft carriers: Number of aircraft carriers.
  • Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Personnel > Per capita: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
  • War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
  • Personnel: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
  • Active military personnel per thousand people: Active military personnel. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Military expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Navy > Patrol boats: Number of patrol boats (Includes minesweepers).
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies
  • Armed forces personnel per 1000: Total armed forces (2000). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Army > Self-propelled guns: Self-propelled gun.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
  • Personnel per 1000: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Army > Mortars: Mortar.
  • Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date: Signed.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • Army > Multiple rocket launchers: Multiple rocket launcher.
  • Armed forces growth: Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.
  • Imports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Active Ground Forces > Active Personnel > 2008: Strength of active personnel in ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures do not include personnel in navy and air force.
  • Defence spending > Percent of GDP: Defense expenditure as percentage of GDP. Figures are for the year 2010.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product
  • Active Ground Forces > Total: Total ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures include active personnel, reserve forces as well as paramilitary forces.
  • Weapon holdings per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Army > Armoured vehicles: Armoured vehicle.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Active Ground Forces > Active Personnel > 2008 per 1000: Strength of active personnel in ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures do not include personnel in navy and air force. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Military spending (euros): Military expenditure (€).
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Military age: The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000.
  • Active Ground Forces > Total per 1000: Total ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures include active personnel, reserve forces as well as paramilitary forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employment in arms > Production per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Gross disbursements as a percent of ODA: Percent of all gross disbursments of official development aid which goes to Afghanistan, 2003-2004. NOTE: The total percent to Afghanistan from all donor countries is 1.7%.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending of GDP: Of GDP.
  • Commitment to Development Index (security): The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) ranks the world’s richest countries on their commitment to policies that benefit the poorer nations. The security component of the CDI considers military actions that affect developing countries, favoring three aspects of the security-development nexus: 1. Financial and personnel contributions to peacekeeping operations and forcible humanitarian interventions. 2. Deployment of naval fleets to platrol sea lanes. 3. Collaboration with international security regimes that promote non-proliferation, disarmament and international rule of law. Finally, the CDI penalizes some exports of arms to nations, especially ones that are undemocratic and spend heavily on the military.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Navy > Anti-mine ships: Anti-mine ship.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates per capita: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Military expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Active Ground Forces > Active troops/thousand citizens: Active personnel in ground forces per thousand citizens of European Union member states in 2008. Figures do not include personnel in navy and air force.
  • Expenditure > % of central government expenditure: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates > Per $ GDP: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population."
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates, % of GDP: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
STAT Finland Germany HISTORY
Active military personnel 8,844
Ranked 20th.
191,721
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Finland
Air force > Combat aircraft 63
Ranked 6th.
423
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Finland
Armed forces personnel 32,000
Ranked 81st.
221,000
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Finland
Army > Main battle tanks 169
Ranked 10th.
2,500
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Finland

Budget 1.93 US$ BN
Ranked 5th.
49 US$ BN
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Finland
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 2%
Ranked 74th. 33% more than Germany
1.5%
Ranked 96th.

Global Peace Index 1.3
Ranked 27th.
1.43
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Finland

Military branches Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army (Puolustusvoimat), Navy (Merivoimat; includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (Ilmavoimat) Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftbasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw)
Military expenditures 2% of GDP
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Germany
1.5% of GDP
Ranked 22nd.
Military service age and obligation 18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60 17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001
Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 17th.
Paramilitary personnel 11,500
Ranked 53th.
0.0
Ranked 1st.
Personnel > Per capita 5.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 71% more than Germany
3.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.

Service age and obligation 18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months 18 years of age (conscripts serve a nine-month tour of compulsory military service)
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 169th.
0.0
Ranked 35th.

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Armed forces personnel > Total 32,000
Ranked 81st.
244,000
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Finland

Personnel 31,000
Ranked 86th.
285,000
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Finland

Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $349.28
Ranked 2nd.
$424.83
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Finland

Branches Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst)
Active military personnel per thousand people 1.63
Ranked 25th.
2.34
Ranked 20th. 43% more than Finland
Military expenditure > Current LCU 2.58 billion
Ranked 79th.
32.86 billion
Ranked 46th. 13 times more than Finland

Navy > Patrol boats 4
Ranked 3rd.
8
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Finland
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 32,599
Ranked 120th.
405,438
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Finland

Expenditures > Dollar figure $1.80 billion
Ranked 2nd.
$35.06 billion
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Finland

Weapon holdings 2.26 million
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 137th.
Armed forces personnel per 1000 6.18
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Germany
2.69
Ranked 99th.
Army > Self-propelled guns 90
Ranked 8th.
185
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Finland
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 34,152
Ranked 121st.
442,972
Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Finland

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Personnel per 1000 5.91
Ranked 60th. 71% more than Germany
3.46
Ranked 100th.

Expenditure > Current LCU 1887000000 30435000000
Army > Mortars 2,058
Ranked 5th.
2,200
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Finland
Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date 1 Jul 1968 (L, M, W) 28 Nov 1969 (L, M, W)
Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists. <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists.
Army > Multiple rocket launchers 58
Ranked 8th.
252
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Finland
Armed forces growth -13%
Ranked 84th.
-54%
Ranked 118th. 4 times more than Finland
Imports > USD 142 million
Ranked 33th. 37% more than Germany
104 million
Ranked 38th.

Active Ground Forces > Active Personnel > 2008 36,700
Ranked 11th.
235,000
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Finland
Defence spending > Percent of GDP 1.32%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Germany
1.27%
Ranked 17th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 77 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 42nd.
216 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Finland

Expenditures 2% of GDP
Ranked 37th. 33% more than Germany
1.5% of GDP
Ranked 48th.
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 2% of GDP
Ranked 33th. 33% more than Germany
1.5% of GDP
Ranked 43th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $13.78 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 7th.
$14.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Finland

Active Ground Forces > Total 524,800
Ranked 5th.
630,000
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Finland
Weapon holdings per 1000 435.62
Ranked 18th.
0.0
Ranked 135th.
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 912983 None
Army > Armoured vehicles 1,323
Ranked 12th.
3,934
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Finland
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 22 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 24th.
1.85 billion constant 1990 US$
Ranked 4th. 84 times more than Finland

Employment in arms > Production 10,000
Ranked 40th.
90,000
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Finland
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 913,617
Ranked 74th.
15.26 million
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than Finland
ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2010-12-14 150
Ranked 27th.
4,341
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Finland
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 1.12 million
Ranked 78th.
18.92 million
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than Finland
Active Ground Forces > Active Personnel > 2008 per 1000 6.91
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
2.86
Ranked 19th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 6.02
Ranked 185th. 22% more than Germany
4.95
Ranked 212th.

Military spending (euros) \u20ac2,654,000,000 \u20ac32,490,000,000
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $349.31 per capita
Ranked 2nd.
$424.80 per capita
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Finland

Defence spending > 2008[46] 2,009
Ranked 27th. The same as Germany
2,009
Ranked 6th.
Manpower > Availability > Males 1.17 million
Ranked 115th.
19.59 million
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Finland

Manpower > Military age 18 years of age 18 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 24 SEP 1996
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 32,040
Ranked 101st.
497,048
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Finland
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 32,599
Ranked 120th.
405,438
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Finland
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 1106193 None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 4,193.59 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 14th.
22,493.19 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Finland

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 14.68 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Germany
2.62 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 43th.

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 172.75
Ranked 70th.
185.48
Ranked 41st. 7% more than Finland
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 875,689
Ranked 73th.
14.44 million
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than Finland
Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates $3.00 billion
Ranked 12th.
$15.58 billion
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Finland
Active Ground Forces > Total per 1000 98.77
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Germany
7.67
Ranked 22nd.
Employment in arms > Production per 1000 1.93
Ranked 15th. 76% more than Germany
1.09
Ranked 23th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 965,131
Ranked 113th.
15.91 million
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Finland

Manpower > Availability > Females 1.12 million
Ranked 109th.
18.54 million
Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Finland

Aid to Afghanistan > Gross disbursements as a percent of ODA 2.1%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Germany
0.9%
Ranked 16th.
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 1.23 million
Ranked 114th.
20.51 million
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than Finland

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 14.68 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Germany
2.62 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 43th.

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 per 1000 5.77
Ranked 79th. 1% more than Germany
5.72
Ranked 80th.
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 212.01
Ranked 105th.
229.95
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Finland
Spending of GDP 1.4%
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Germany
1.23%
Ranked 14th.
Commitment to Development Index (security) 6.6
Ranked 5th. 78% more than Germany
3.7
Ranked 21st.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 31,416
Ranked 120th.
384,930
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Finland
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 5.86
Ranked 185th. 24% more than Germany
4.71
Ranked 211th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 923,224
Ranked 109th.
15.05 million
Ranked 16th. 16 times more than Finland

ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2009-12-09 90
Ranked 29th.
4,280
Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Finland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 1.02 million
Ranked 99th.
17.4 million
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than Finland

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 234.64
Ranked 122nd.
248.7
Ranked 86th. 6% more than Finland

Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 1.08 million
Ranked 75th.
17.91 million
Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Finland
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 30,519
Ranked 69th.
470,537
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Finland
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 6.06
Ranked 129th. About the same as Germany
6.04
Ranked 131st.
Navy > Anti-mine ships 17
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Germany
15
Ranked 3rd.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 6.43
Ranked 170th. 19% more than Germany
5.39
Ranked 190th.

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates per capita $569.10
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany
$189.08
Ranked 15th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 181.64
Ranked 124th.
193.73
Ranked 95th. 7% more than Finland

Military expenditure > % of GDP 1.51%
Ranked 64th. 11% more than Germany
1.36%
Ranked 73th.

Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 165.58
Ranked 70th.
175.57
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Finland
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 6.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 187th. 23% more than Germany
5.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.235 per capita
Ranked 138th.
0.248 per capita
Ranked 113th. 6% more than Finland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 6.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 187th. 21% more than Germany
5.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th.

Active Ground Forces > Active troops/thousand citizens 6.83
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
3.02
Ranked 23th.
Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 3.32%
Ranked 56th.
4.34%
Ranked 45th. 31% more than Finland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 31,416
Ranked 120th.
384,930
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Finland
Expenditure > % of GDP 1.21%
Ranked 79th.
1.35%
Ranked 72nd. 12% more than Finland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 193.8
Ranked 56th.
210.99
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Finland

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates > Per $ GDP $160.62 per $10,000 of GDP
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany
$57.38 per $10,000 of GDP
Ranked 14th.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 203.58
Ranked 81st.
217.75
Ranked 59th. 7% more than Finland
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 31416 384930
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 173.75
Ranked 112th.
183.3
Ranked 101st. 5% more than Finland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 32599 405438
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 4.19 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 14th.
22.49 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Finland

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 15 JAN 1999 20 AUG 1998
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 6.19
Ranked 169th. 21% more than Germany
5.12
Ranked 190th.

Personnel > % of total labor force 1.17%
Ranked 74th. 67% more than Germany
0.7%
Ranked 102nd.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 5.86
Ranked 183th. 24% more than Germany
4.71
Ranked 209th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 6.19
Ranked 181st. 24% more than Germany
5
Ranked 210th.
Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 211.01
Ranked 138th.
225.84
Ranked 113th. 7% more than Finland

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 220.18
Ranked 166th.
238.63
Ranked 120th. 8% more than Finland

Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 1.18%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Germany
0.58%
Ranked 101st.

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates, % of GDP 1.44%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany
0.537%
Ranked 14th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 32,870
Ranked 121st.
420,801
Ranked 24th. 13 times more than Finland

Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 1.39%
Ranked 5th.
1.45%
Ranked 63th. 4% more than Finland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.194 per capita
Ranked 63th.
0.21 per capita
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Finland

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