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Military Stats: compare key data on Argentina & Spain

Definitions

  • Air force > Combat aircraft: Number of fighter aircrafts (fixed wing aircrafts with combat capability).
  • Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Army > Attack helicopters: Number of attack helicopter (includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities).
  • 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 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.
  • Navy > Nuclear submarines: Number of nuclear submarines.
  • Navy > Submarines: Number of patrol boats (includes minesweepers).
  • 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."
  • 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 branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • 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.
  • Navy > Destroyers: Number of destroyers.
  • Navy > Cruisers: Number of cruisers.
  • 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
  • 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.)"
  • Highest military decorations > Name: Name of each country’s highest military decoration.
  • Air force > Aircraft carriers > Total: Total amount of aircraft carriers possessed by each country. 
  • 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.
  • Gulf War Coalition Forces: Number of troops who served on active duty in the Gulf War theater of operations between August 2, 1990, and June 13, 1991.
  • 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.
  • Armed forces growth: Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.
  • Imports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • 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
  • 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."
  • Gulf War Coalition Forces per million: Number of troops who served on active duty in the Gulf War theater of operations between August 2, 1990, and June 13, 1991. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.)"
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 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 > Availability > Females 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 > Fit for military service > 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.
  • 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
  • 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 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.)
  • 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 Argentina Spain HISTORY
Air force > Combat aircraft 86
Ranked 19th.
151
Ranked 11th. 76% more than Argentina
Armed forces personnel 71,000
Ranked 49th.
166,000
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Argentina
Army > Attack helicopters 5
Ranked 21st.
6
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Argentina
Army > Main battle tanks 430
Ranked 21st.
552
Ranked 19th. 28% more than Argentina

Budget 5.6 US$ BN
Ranked 15th.
25.5 US$ BN
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Argentina
Global Peace Index 1.91
Ranked 103th. 22% more than Spain
1.56
Ranked 13th.

Military service age and obligation 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental consent); no conscription; if the number of volunteers fails to meet the quota of recruits for a particular year, Congress can authorize the conscription of citizens turning 18 that year for a period not exceeding one year 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length
Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 21st.
1
Ranked 1st.

Navy > Corvette warships 9
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 27th.
Navy > Nuclear submarines 0.0
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 5th.
Navy > Submarines 3
Ranked 15th.
4
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Argentina
Paramilitary personnel 31,240
Ranked 32nd.
80,210
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Argentina
Personnel > Per capita 2.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
5.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 93% more than Argentina

Service age and obligation 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental permission); no conscription 20 years of age
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 116th.
0.0
Ranked 108th.

Military expenditures 0.5% of GDP
Ranked 65th.
1.2% of GDP
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Argentina
Military branches Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA)
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.3%
Ranked 117th. 8% more than Spain
1.2%
Ranked 120th.

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Armed forces personnel > Total 107,000
Ranked 48th.
223,000
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Argentina

Personnel 102,000
Ranked 53th.
220,000
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Argentina

Navy > Frigates 4
Ranked 15th.
10
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Argentina

Navy > Destroyers 0.0
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 10th.
Navy > Cruisers 0.0
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 5th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $117.76
Ranked 6th.
$235.84
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as Argentina

Branches Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA)
Military expenditure > Current LCU 8.71 billion
Ranked 68th.
13.2 billion
Ranked 60th. 51% more than Argentina

Highest military decorations > Name Cross to the Heroic Valour in Combat Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
Air force > Aircraft carriers > Total 2
Ranked 12th.
3
Ranked 9th. 50% more than Argentina
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 339,503
Ranked 34th. 56% more than Spain
217,244
Ranked 52nd.

Gulf War Coalition Forces 300
Ranked 24th.
500
Ranked 19th. 67% more than Argentina
Expenditures > Dollar figure $4.30 billion
Ranked 3rd.
$9.91 billion
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Argentina

Weapon holdings 1.44 million
Ranked 52nd.
3.55 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Argentina
Armed forces personnel per 1000 1.92
Ranked 114th.
4.12
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Argentina
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 348,310
Ranked 34th. 71% more than Spain
203,650
Ranked 53th.

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Expenditure > Current LCU 5156000000 9330000000
Personnel per 1000 2.64
Ranked 111th.
5.07
Ranked 74th. 92% more than Argentina

Conscription <a href=/cat/Military>Military</a> service is voluntary. Law No.24.429, promulgated on 5 January 1995, establishes a voluntary <a href=/cat/Military>military</a> service yet reserves for the <a href=/encyclopedia/United-States-Congress>Congress</a> the right to conscript 18-year-olds for a period of service not exceeding one year. Such <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>conscription</a> may be ordered, when for specified reasons, an inadequate number of volunteers present themselves for <a href=/cat/Military>military</a> service. <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists.
Armed forces growth -34%
Ranked 103th.
-67%
Ranked 125th. 97% more than Argentina
Imports > USD 32 million
Ranked 55th.
363 million
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Argentina

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 67 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 44th.
281 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Argentina

Expenditures 1.3% of GDP
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Spain
1.2% of GDP
Ranked 58th.
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.8% of GDP
Ranked 22nd.
1.2% of GDP
Ranked 52nd. 50% more than Argentina
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $15.17 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 12th. 35% more than Spain
$11.24 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 82nd.

Weapon holdings per 1000 38.69
Ranked 82nd.
87.18
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Argentina
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 None 9116928
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 4 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 33th.
113 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 15th. 28 times more than Argentina

Employment in arms > Production 5,000
Ranked 45th.
25,000
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Argentina
Exports > USD 4 million
Ranked 31st.
623 million
Ranked 6th. 156 times more than Argentina

Gulf War Coalition Forces per million 9.07
Ranked 27th.
12.84
Ranked 25th. 42% more than Argentina
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 8.26
Ranked 131st. 76% more than Spain
4.7
Ranked 218th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $117.79 per capita
Ranked 6th.
$235.84 per capita
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Argentina

Conventional arms imports $129.00 million
Ranked 33th.
$261.00 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Argentina
Manpower > Availability > Males 10.03 million
Ranked 30th.
10.03 million
Ranked 29th. The same as Argentina

Manpower > Military age 20 years of age 20 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 24 SEP 1996
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 344,575
Ranked 27th. 48% more than Spain
233,384
Ranked 39th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 339,503
Ranked 34th. 56% more than Spain
217,244
Ranked 52nd.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 9959134 11204688
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 107.31 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 36th.
2,603.8 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 19th. 24 times more than Argentina

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 1.73 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 51st.
6.47 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Argentina

Employment in arms > Production per 1000 0.134
Ranked 49th.
0.614
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Argentina
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 8.35 million
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Spain
8.23 million
Ranked 27th.

Manpower > Availability > Females 9.89 million
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Spain
9.76 million
Ranked 28th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 9.78 million
Ranked 31st.
10.52 million
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Argentina

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 1.73 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 51st.
6.47 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Argentina

Conventional arms imports per capita $3.95
Ranked 40th.
$6.72
Ranked 32nd. 70% more than Argentina
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 323,170
Ranked 33th. 57% more than Spain
205,278
Ranked 53th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 8
Ranked 132nd. 80% more than Spain
4.46
Ranked 217th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 8.37 million
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Spain
7.99 million
Ranked 28th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 7.94 million
Ranked 26th.
8.39 million
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Argentina

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 253.06
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Spain
242.51
Ranked 107th.

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 8.76
Ranked 85th. 68% more than Spain
5.2
Ranked 141st.
Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP 0.267 per $1,000
Ranked 51st.
0.278 per $1,000
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Argentina
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 8.39
Ranked 122nd. Twice as much as Spain
4.2
Ranked 199th.

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 0.107 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 35th.
2.6 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 19th. 24 times more than Argentina

Military expenditure > % of GDP 0.76%
Ranked 96th.
1.26%
Ranked 78th. 66% more than Argentina

Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 1.52%
Ranked 12th. 35% more than Spain
1.12%
Ranked 80th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.21 per capita
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Spain
0.195 per capita
Ranked 61st.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 8.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th. 74% more than Spain
4.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 218th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.258 per capita
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Spain
0.246 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 8.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 71% more than Spain
5.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 217th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 205.52
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Spain
193.36
Ranked 57th.

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 252.78
Ranked 88th. 15% more than Spain
220.24
Ranked 165th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 210.51
Ranked 49th. 17% more than Spain
180.62
Ranked 127th.

Personnel > % of total labor force 0.56%
Ranked 113th.
1.05%
Ranked 77th. 88% more than Argentina

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 04 DEC 1998 31 JUL 1998
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 339503 217244
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 323170 205278
Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 249.24
Ranked 67th. 16% more than Spain
214.35
Ranked 132nd.

Expenditure > % of GDP 0.97%
Ranked 91st.
1.03%
Ranked 88th. 6% more than Argentina

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 8.78
Ranked 119th. 96% more than Spain
4.47
Ranked 200th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 210.88
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than Spain
175.4
Ranked 111th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 323,170
Ranked 33th. 57% more than Spain
205,278
Ranked 53th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 332,944
Ranked 33th. 74% more than Spain
191,352
Ranked 54th.

Conventional arms imports, % of GDP 0.0913%
Ranked 48th. 82% more than Spain
0.0501%
Ranked 61st.
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.56%
Ranked 105th.
0.98%
Ranked 70th. 75% more than Argentina

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 8
Ranked 131st. 80% more than Spain
4.46
Ranked 215th.
Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 5.87%
Ranked 43th. 41% more than Spain
4.15%
Ranked 48th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 7.97
Ranked 136th. 74% more than Spain
4.59
Ranked 222nd.

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