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Military Stats: compare key data on Finland & Lithuania

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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.)
  • 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.
  • Army > Mortars: Mortar.
  • Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations: Troops prepared for deployed operations.
  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • Army > Towed artillery units: Towed artillery.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Exports > 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."
  • 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 (€).
  • Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations per million people: Troops prepared for deployed operations. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Conventional arms imports: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Conventional arms imports per capita: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Spending of GDP: Of GDP.
  • 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 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 > 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 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.
  • Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended.
  • Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Conventional arms imports, % of GDP: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP 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.)"
  • 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 > 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.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid, % of GDP: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended. 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
  • Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid per capita: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended. Figures expressed per capita 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . 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.

  • Conscription status: Whether countries prescribe mandatory military services as of 1997.
  • Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.)
  • Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid > Per $ GDP: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 100,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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 > 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.
STAT Finland Lithuania HISTORY
Active military personnel 8,844
Ranked 20th. 11% more than Lithuania
7,987
Ranked 21st.
Air force > Combat aircraft 63
Ranked 6th. 32 times more than Lithuania
2
Ranked 54th.
Armed forces personnel 32,000
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Lithuania
13,000
Ranked 100th.
Budget 1.93 US$ BN
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Lithuania
0.65 US$ BN
Ranked 37th.
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 2%
Ranked 74th. 5% more than Lithuania
1.9%
Ranked 76th.

Global Peace Index 1.3
Ranked 27th.
1.78
Ranked 120th. 38% more than Finland

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Military branches Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army (Puolustusvoimat), Navy (Merivoimat; includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (Ilmavoimat) Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Land Forces (Sausumos Pajegos), Naval Forces (Karines Juru Pajegos), Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos)
Military expenditures 2% of GDP
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Lithuania
0.9% of GDP
Ranked 4th.
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 18 years of age for voluntary military service; service obligation 1 year; Lithuania converted to a professional military in the fall of 2008, although the decision continues under judicial review
Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 24th.
Paramilitary personnel 11,500
Ranked 53th.
14,600
Ranked 47th. 27% more than Finland
Personnel > Per capita 5.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
8.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 44% more than Finland

Service age and obligation 18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months 19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for volunteers; 12-month conscript service obligation
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 169th.
0.0
Ranked 120th.

Armed forces personnel > Total 32,000
Ranked 81st. 33% more than Lithuania
24,000
Ranked 88th.

Personnel 31,000
Ranked 86th. 7% more than Lithuania
29,000
Ranked 88th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $349.28
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Lithuania
$66.30
Ranked 11th.
Branches Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) Ground Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces
Active military personnel per thousand people 1.63
Ranked 25th.
2.68
Ranked 14th. 64% more than Finland
Military expenditure > Current LCU 2.58 billion
Ranked 79th. 62% more than Lithuania
1.6 billion
Ranked 86th.

Navy > Patrol boats 4
Ranked 3rd. The same as Lithuania
4
Ranked 9th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 32,599
Ranked 120th. 60% more than Lithuania
20,425
Ranked 142nd.

Expenditures > Dollar figure $1.80 billion
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Lithuania
$230.80 million
Ranked 13th.
Weapon holdings 2.26 million
Ranked 36th. 28 times more than Lithuania
81,000
Ranked 117th.
Armed forces personnel per 1000 6.18
Ranked 38th. 66% more than Lithuania
3.71
Ranked 85th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 34,152
Ranked 121st. 32% more than Lithuania
25,907
Ranked 139th.

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Expenditure > Current LCU 1887000000 1280000000
Personnel per 1000 5.91
Ranked 60th.
8.49
Ranked 36th. 44% more than Finland

Army > Mortars 2,058
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Lithuania
142
Ranked 18th.
Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations 1,418
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Lithuania
1,280
Ranked 17th.
Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists. <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists.
Army > Towed artillery units 684
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Lithuania
64
Ranked 13th.
Imports > USD 142 million
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Lithuania
26 million
Ranked 57th.

Defence spending > Percent of GDP 1.32%
Ranked 16th. 18% more than Lithuania
1.12%
Ranked 23th.
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 77 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Lithuania
9 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 68th.

Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 2% of GDP
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Lithuania
0.9% of GDP
Ranked 3rd.

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $13.78 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 7th.
$19.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 13th. 38% more than Finland
Active Ground Forces > Total 524,800
Ranked 5th. 56% more than Lithuania
337,100
Ranked 11th.
Weapon holdings per 1000 435.62
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Lithuania
23.27
Ranked 93th.
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 912983 None
Army > Armoured vehicles 1,323
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Lithuania
240
Ranked 20th.
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 22 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Lithuania
3 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 38th.
Exports > USD 76 million
Ranked 20th. 25 times more than Lithuania
3 million
Ranked 37th.
ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2010-12-14 150
Ranked 27th.
219
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Finland
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 6.02
Ranked 185th.
6.84
Ranked 164th. 14% more than Finland

Military spending (euros) \u20ac2,654,000,000 \u20ac252,000,000
Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations per million people 261.9
Ranked 19th.
428.74
Ranked 14th. 64% more than Finland
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $349.31 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Lithuania
$66.30 per capita
Ranked 11th.
Conventional arms imports $57.00 million
Ranked 44th. 84% more than Lithuania
$31.00 million
Ranked 51st.
Defence spending > 2008[46] 2,009
Ranked 27th. The same as Lithuania
2,009
Ranked 22nd.
Manpower > Availability > Males 1.17 million
Ranked 115th. 28% more than Lithuania
915,187
Ranked 128th.

Manpower > Military age 18 years of age 18 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 07 OCT 1996
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 32,040
Ranked 101st. 8% more than Lithuania
29,689
Ranked 106th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 32,599
Ranked 120th. 60% more than Lithuania
20,425
Ranked 142nd.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 1106193 875780
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 4,193.59 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Lithuania
864.78 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 31st.
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 14.68 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Lithuania
2.64 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 42nd.

Active Ground Forces > Total per 1000 98.77
Ranked 4th.
100.38
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Finland
Manpower > Availability > Females 1.12 million
Ranked 109th. 24% more than Lithuania
906,097
Ranked 118th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 965,131
Ranked 113th. 42% more than Lithuania
678,434
Ranked 128th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 1.23 million
Ranked 114th. 31% more than Lithuania
937,055
Ranked 124th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 14.68 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Lithuania
2.64 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 42nd.

Conventional arms imports per capita $11.43
Ranked 24th. 36% more than Lithuania
$8.38
Ranked 26th.
Spending of GDP 1.4%
Ranked 9th. 71% more than Lithuania
0.82%
Ranked 23th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 5.86
Ranked 185th.
5.94
Ranked 180th. 1% more than Finland
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 31,416
Ranked 120th. 61% more than Lithuania
19,527
Ranked 143th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 923,224
Ranked 109th. 23% more than Lithuania
749,483
Ranked 117th.

ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2009-12-09 90
Ranked 29th.
155
Ranked 25th. 72% more than Finland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 1.02 million
Ranked 99th. 38% more than Lithuania
735,536
Ranked 119th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 234.64
Ranked 122nd.
274.45
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Finland

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 6.06
Ranked 129th.
8.8
Ranked 84th. 45% more than Finland
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid $5.89 million
Ranked 23th. 196 times more than Lithuania
$30,000.00
Ranked 39th.
Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP 0.377 per $1,000
Ranked 44th.
0.685 per $1,000
Ranked 29th. 82% more than Finland
Conventional arms imports, % of GDP 0.041%
Ranked 66th.
0.295%
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Finland
Military expenditure > % of GDP 1.51%
Ranked 64th.
1.73%
Ranked 53th. 15% more than Finland

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 4.19 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Lithuania
0.865 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 31st.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 193.8
Ranked 56th.
215.43
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Finland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 173.75
Ranked 112th.
223.19
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Finland

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid, % of GDP 0.00239%
Ranked 24th. 31 times more than Lithuania
7.67e-05%
Ranked 40th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 1.39%
Ranked 5th.
1.9%
Ranked 11th. 37% more than Finland
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid per capita $1.11
Ranked 20th. 125 times more than Lithuania
$0.01
Ranked 38th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.194 per capita
Ranked 63th.
0.215 per capita
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Finland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 6.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 187th.
6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th. 11% more than Finland

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.235 per capita
Ranked 138th.
0.274 per capita
Ranked 49th. 17% more than Finland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 6.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 187th.
7.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 164th. 12% more than Finland

Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 1.18%
Ranked 52nd.
1.49%
Ranked 40th. 26% more than Finland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 181.64
Ranked 124th.
202.03
Ranked 66th. 11% more than Finland

Expenditure > % of GDP 1.21%
Ranked 79th.
1.8%
Ranked 46th. 49% more than Finland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 6.43
Ranked 170th.
7.71
Ranked 143th. 20% more than Finland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 6.19
Ranked 169th.
7.37
Ranked 141st. 19% more than Finland

Navy > Anti-mine ships 17
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Lithuania
4
Ranked 10th.
Conscription status Yes No
Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 211.01
Ranked 138th.
269.82
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Finland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 31,416
Ranked 120th. 61% more than Lithuania
19,527
Ranked 143th.
Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 220.18
Ranked 166th.
272.53
Ranked 41st. 24% more than Finland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 32,870
Ranked 121st. 33% more than Lithuania
24,735
Ranked 140th.

Active Ground Forces > Active troops/thousand citizens 6.83
Ranked 3rd. 66% more than Lithuania
4.12
Ranked 13th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 5.86
Ranked 183th.
5.94
Ranked 178th. 1% more than Finland
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 31416 19527
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 32599 20425
Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 3.32%
Ranked 56th.
6.37%
Ranked 26th. 92% more than Finland

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid > Per $ GDP $3.16 per $100,000 of GDP
Ranked 24th. 23 times more than Lithuania
$0.14 per $100,000 of GDP
Ranked 40th.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 15 JAN 1999 07 FEB 2000
Personnel > % of total labor force 1.17%
Ranked 74th.
1.79%
Ranked 39th. 53% more than Finland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 6.19
Ranked 181st. 7% more than Lithuania
5.81
Ranked 194th.

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