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Military > Forces in Europe Stats: compare key data on Portugal & United States

Definitions

  • ACVs: Conventional armed forces in Europe (ACVs = Armoured Combat Vehicles).
  • ACVs per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe (ACVs = Armoured Combat Vehicles). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Aircraft: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004
  • Aircraft per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Artillery: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005
  • Artillery per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Battle Tanks: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006
  • Battle Tanks per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Portugal United States
ACVs 347
Ranked 19th.
1,397
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Portugal
ACVs per million 33.23
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than United States
4.82
Ranked 25th.
Aircraft 100
Ranked 17th.
235
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Portugal
Aircraft per million 9.52
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than United States
0.803
Ranked 24th.
Artillery 377
Ranked 17th. 21% more than United States
312
Ranked 19th.
Artillery per million 35.74
Ranked 15th. 34 times more than United States
1.06
Ranked 25th.
Battle Tanks 187
Ranked 20th.
684
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Portugal
Battle Tanks per million 17.67
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than United States
2.29
Ranked 24th.

SOURCES: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003; Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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