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Military Stats: compare key data on Switzerland & Ukraine

Definitions

  • Air force > Combat aircraft: Number of fighter aircrafts (fixed wing aircrafts with combat capability).
  • Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Arms trade > Arms exports, top countries: Compares the world's largest arms exporters, in millions of US Dollars. Data corresponds to the year 2010, and was compiled by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), a think tank dedicated to the research of conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament in the world, with presence in Stockholm, Beijing and Washington DC.
  • Army > Main battle tanks: Number of main battle tanks.
  • Budget: Annual defense budget in billion USD.
  • 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.
  • Navy > Corvette warships: Number of corvettes.
  • Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.

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  • 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."
  • Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • 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.
  • Navy > Frigates: Number of frigates.
  • 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
  • Arms trade > Arms exports, top countries per million people: Compares the world's largest arms exporters, in millions of US Dollars. Data corresponds to the year 2010, and was compiled by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), a think tank dedicated to the research of conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament in the world, with presence in Stockholm, Beijing and Washington DC. Figures expressed per million 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.)"
  • 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.
  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Conventional arms > Exports: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports (US$ 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).
  • 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
  • Weapon holdings per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Exports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Conventional arms > Exports per capita: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports (US$ 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Conventional arms > Exports > Per $ GDP: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports (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.
  • 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.
  • Employment in arms > Production per 1000: . 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Conventional arms > Exports, % of GDP: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports (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
  • 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 > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 > Availability > 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 > 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.
  • 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 > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 > 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."
  • 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.
  • 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
STAT Switzerland Ukraine HISTORY
Air force > Combat aircraft 87
Ranked 18th.
188
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Armed forces personnel 28,000
Ranked 85th.
304,000
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Switzerland
Arms trade > Arms exports, top countries 210
Ranked 13th.
1,344
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Army > Main battle tanks 224
Ranked 30th.
3,784
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Switzerland
Budget 4.1 US$ BN
Ranked 20th. 98% more than Ukraine
2.07 US$ BN
Ranked 10th.
Global Peace Index 1.27
Ranked 29th.
2.24
Ranked 52nd. 76% more than Switzerland

Military branches Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces
Military expenditures 1% of GDP
Ranked 33th.
1.6% of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 60% more than Switzerland
Military service age and obligation 19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army and Air Force, 18 months for Navy
Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 32nd.
0.0
Ranked 6th.
Navy > Corvette warships 0.0
Ranked 36th.
1
Ranked 10th.
Paramilitary personnel 7,000
Ranked 69th.
84,900
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Switzerland
Personnel > Per capita 14.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Ukraine
5.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Service age and obligation 19 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; the Swiss Constitution states that "every Swiss male is obliged to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months for Army and Air Force, 24 months for Navy
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 47th.
0.0
Ranked 76th.

Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1%
Ranked 125th.
1.4%
Ranked 107th. 40% more than Switzerland

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Armed forces personnel > Total 23,000
Ranked 91st.
215,000
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Switzerland

Personnel 109,000
Ranked 52nd.
273,000
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Switzerland

Navy > Frigates 0.0
Ranked 38th.
2
Ranked 10th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $352.43
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Ukraine
$12.82
Ranked 38th.
Branches Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces
Arms trade > Arms exports, top countries per million people 26.26
Ranked 6th.
29.48
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Switzerland

Military expenditure > Current LCU 4.46 billion
Ranked 74th.
26.08 billion
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 46,562
Ranked 110th.
246,397
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Switzerland

Expenditures > Dollar figure $2.55 billion
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Ukraine
$617.90 million
Ranked 16th.
Weapon holdings 2.43 million
Ranked 34th.
9.52 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Armed forces personnel per 1000 3.9
Ranked 76th.
6.18
Ranked 39th. 59% more than Switzerland
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 49,205
Ranked 110th.
288,605
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Expenditure > Current LCU 4410000000 10400000000
Personnel per 1000 14.66
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Ukraine
5.8
Ranked 63th.

Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists (WRI). <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists.
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 144 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Ukraine
29 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 54th.
Expenditures 1% of GDP
Ranked 64th.
1.4% of GDP
Ranked 55th. 40% more than Switzerland
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 1% of GDP
Ranked 59th.
1.4% of GDP
Ranked 50th. 40% more than Switzerland
Conventional arms > Exports $154.00 million
Ranked 12th.
$452.00 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $10.18 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 18th.
$14.58 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 41st. 43% more than Switzerland
Weapon holdings per 1000 336.38
Ranked 22nd. 72% more than Ukraine
195.55
Ranked 34th.
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 None None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 74 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 16th.
188 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Employment in arms > Production 8,000
Ranked 42nd.
200,000
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Switzerland
Exports > USD 378 million
Ranked 13th. 62% more than Ukraine
233 million
Ranked 14th.

Conventional arms > Exports per capita $22.93
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ukraine
$8.71
Ranked 14th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 5.82
Ranked 193th. 8% more than Ukraine
5.4
Ranked 204th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $352.43 per capita
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Ukraine
$12.82 per capita
Ranked 39th.
Conventional arms imports $125.00 million
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Ukraine
$29.00 million
Ranked 52nd.
Manpower > Availability > Males 1.85 million
Ranked 96th.
11.46 million
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Manpower > Military age 20 years of age 18 years of age
Conventional arms > Exports > Per $ GDP 0.611 per $1,000
Ranked 11th.
1.51 per $1,000
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 27 SEP 1996
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 46,319
Ranked 91st.
382,751
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Switzerland
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 46,562
Ranked 110th.
246,397
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Switzerland
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 1786552 None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 9,950.11 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Ukraine
3,993.6 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 15th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 19.36 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 15th. 32 times more than Ukraine
0.611 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 79th.
NATO > Membership Action Plan > Partnership for Peace December 1996 February 1994
Employment in arms > Production per 1000 1.11
Ranked 22nd.
4.11
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 1.51 million
Ranked 86th.
7.14 million
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Switzerland

Manpower > Availability > Females 1.81 million
Ranked 90th.
11.77 million
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Switzerland

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 1.83 million
Ranked 93th.
12.24 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Switzerland

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 19.36 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 16th. 32 times more than Ukraine
0.611 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 79th.
Conventional arms imports per capita $18.61
Ranked 15th. 33 times more than Ukraine
$0.56
Ranked 75th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 42,585
Ranked 110th.
234,916
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 5.44
Ranked 198th. 6% more than Ukraine
5.12
Ranked 208th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 1.48 million
Ranked 80th.
9.43 million
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 1.55 million
Ranked 77th.
9.6 million
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Switzerland

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 246.69
Ranked 94th.
259.78
Ranked 55th. 5% more than Switzerland

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 6.13
Ranked 127th.
8.23
Ranked 94th. 34% more than Switzerland
Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP 0.496 per $1,000
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Ukraine
0.097 per $1,000
Ranked 69th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 0.97%
Ranked 17th.
1.46%
Ranked 38th. 50% more than Switzerland
Conventional arms > Exports, % of GDP 0.0631%
Ranked 17th.
0.555%
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Switzerland
Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 5.41%
Ranked 55th.
6.54%
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Switzerland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 197.97
Ranked 76th. 28% more than Ukraine
154.39
Ranked 148th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 208.78
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Ukraine
203.74
Ranked 39th.

Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 236.37
Ranked 90th.
254.38
Ranked 59th. 8% more than Switzerland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 42585 234916
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 46562 246397
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 01 OCT 1999 23 FEB 2001
Personnel > % of total labor force 2.6%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Ukraine
1.22%
Ranked 65th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 5.44
Ranked 196th. 6% more than Ukraine
5.12
Ranked 206th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 45,220
Ranked 111th.
276,324
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 42,585
Ranked 110th.
234,916
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Military expenditure > % of GDP 0.81%
Ranked 113th.
2.85%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Switzerland

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 9.95 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Ukraine
3.99 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 15th.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 5.91
Ranked 176th.
5.97
Ranked 173th. 1% more than Switzerland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 6.43
Ranked 168th. 3% more than Ukraine
6.24
Ranked 174th.

Expenditure > % of GDP 0.96%
Ranked 93th.
2.45%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Switzerland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 193.36
Ranked 77th.
203.83
Ranked 65th. 5% more than Switzerland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 5.82
Ranked 193th. 5% more than Ukraine
5.53
Ranked 200th.
Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 242.24
Ranked 106th.
247.69
Ranked 99th. 2% more than Switzerland

Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.52%
Ranked 110th.
0.93%
Ranked 75th. 79% more than Switzerland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.217 per capita
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Ukraine
0.202 per capita
Ranked 46th.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 5.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 196th.
6.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 192nd. 1% more than Switzerland

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.256 per capita
Ranked 88th.
0.257 per capita
Ranked 86th. About the same as Switzerland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 188th. 3% more than Ukraine
6.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 196th.

Conventional arms imports, % of GDP 0.0512%
Ranked 60th. 44% more than Ukraine
0.0356%
Ranked 67th.

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