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Military Stats: compare key data on Belgium & Switzerland

Definitions

  • Air force > Combat aircraft: Number of fighter aircrafts (fixed wing aircrafts with combat capability).
  • Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Army > Main battle tanks: Number of main battle tanks.
  • Budget: Annual defense budget in billion USD.
  • 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 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.
  • Navy > Nuclear submarines: Number of nuclear submarines.
  • Navy > Submarines: Number of patrol boats (includes minesweepers).
  • 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."
  • 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.)"
  • 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.
  • Personnel per 1000: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date: Signed.

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

  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • 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$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Exports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Conventional arms imports: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ 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.
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000.
  • Employment in arms > Production per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > 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.
  • Commitment to Development Index (security): The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) ranks the world’s richest countries on their commitment to policies that benefit the poorer nations. The security component of the CDI considers military actions that affect developing countries, favoring three aspects of the security-development nexus: 1. Financial and personnel contributions to peacekeeping operations and forcible humanitarian interventions. 2. Deployment of naval fleets to platrol sea lanes. 3. Collaboration with international security regimes that promote non-proliferation, disarmament and international rule of law. Finally, the CDI penalizes some exports of arms to nations, especially ones that are undemocratic and spend heavily on the military.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 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 > 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 > 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 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 > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . 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 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 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.
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates, % of GDP: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates per capita: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 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.
  • 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.)
  • Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates > Per $ GDP: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Manpower > 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.
  • Military expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
STAT Belgium Switzerland HISTORY
Air force > Combat aircraft 69
Ranked 5th.
87
Ranked 18th. 26% more than Belgium
Armed forces personnel 39,000
Ranked 77th. 39% more than Switzerland
28,000
Ranked 85th.
Army > Main battle tanks 35
Ranked 18th.
224
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Belgium
Budget 3.4 US$ BN
Ranked 3rd.
4.1 US$ BN
Ranked 20th. 21% more than Belgium
Global Peace Index 1.34
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Switzerland
1.27
Ranked 29th.

Military expenditures 1.3% of GDP
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Switzerland
1% of GDP
Ranked 33th.
Military service age and obligation 18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 1994 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
Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 32nd.
Navy > Corvette warships 0.0
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.
Navy > Nuclear submarines 0.0
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 18th.
Navy > Submarines 0.0
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.
Paramilitary personnel 0.0
Ranked 116th.
7,000
Ranked 69th.
Personnel > Per capita 3.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
14.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Belgium

Service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription suspended 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
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 53th.
0.0
Ranked 47th.

Military branches Belgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, Naval Operations Command, Air Operations Command Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.3%
Ranked 114th. 30% more than Switzerland
1%
Ranked 125th.

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Armed forces personnel > Total 39,000
Ranked 73th. 70% more than Switzerland
23,000
Ranked 91st.

Personnel 37,000
Ranked 83th.
109,000
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Belgium

Navy > Frigates 2
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 38th.
Navy > Destroyers 0.0
Ranked 7th.
0.0
Ranked 21st.
Navy > Cruisers 0.0
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 18th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $385.40
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Switzerland
$352.43
Ranked 4th.
Branches Belgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, Naval Operations Command, Air Operations Command Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)
Military expenditure > Current LCU 3.87 billion
Ranked 75th.
4.46 billion
Ranked 74th. 15% more than Belgium

Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 59,665
Ranked 97th. 28% more than Switzerland
46,562
Ranked 110th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure $4.00 billion
Ranked 21st. 57% more than Switzerland
$2.55 billion
Ranked 4th.
Weapon holdings 793,000
Ranked 72nd.
2.43 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Belgium
Armed forces personnel per 1000 3.8
Ranked 78th.
3.9
Ranked 76th. 2% more than Belgium
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 64,659
Ranked 96th. 31% more than Switzerland
49,205
Ranked 110th.

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Personnel per 1000 3.53
Ranked 96th.
14.66
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Belgium

Expenditure > Current LCU 3696000000 4410000000
Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date 20 Aug 1968 (L, M, W) 27 Nov 1969 (L, M, W)
Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> was abolished as of 1 January 1994 under the so-called Delacroix Bill of 6 July 1993 (WRI). <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists (WRI).
Armed forces growth -57%
Ranked 120th.
38%
Ranked 39th.
Imports > USD 171 million
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Switzerland
32 million
Ranked 54th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 17 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 61st.
144 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Belgium

Expenditures 1.3% of GDP
Ranked 57th. 30% more than Switzerland
1% of GDP
Ranked 64th.
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.3% of GDP
Ranked 51st. 30% more than Switzerland
1% of GDP
Ranked 59th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $12.90 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 72nd. 27% more than Switzerland
$10.18 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 18th.
Weapon holdings per 1000 77.09
Ranked 63th.
336.38
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Belgium
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 None None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 173 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Switzerland
74 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 16th.

Employment in arms > Production 6,000
Ranked 43th.
8,000
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Belgium
Exports > USD 408 million
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Switzerland
378 million
Ranked 13th.

Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 5.35
Ranked 206th.
5.82
Ranked 193th. 9% more than Belgium

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $385.41 per capita
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Switzerland
$352.43 per capita
Ranked 4th.
Conventional arms imports $12.00 million
Ranked 69th.
$125.00 million
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than Belgium
Manpower > Availability > Males 2.41 million
Ranked 81st. 30% more than Switzerland
1.85 million
Ranked 96th.

Manpower > Military age 19 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 64,263
Ranked 78th. 39% more than Switzerland
46,319
Ranked 91st.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 59,665
Ranked 97th. 28% more than Switzerland
46,562
Ranked 110th.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 2291689 1786552
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 16,509.76 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Switzerland
9,950.11 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 12th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 1.63 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 62nd.
19.36 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Belgium

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates $2.36 billion
Ranked 15th.
$3.15 billion
Ranked 11th. 34% more than Belgium
Employment in arms > Production per 1000 0.583
Ranked 38th.
1.11
Ranked 22nd. 90% more than Belgium
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 1.97 million
Ranked 73th. 30% more than Switzerland
1.51 million
Ranked 86th.

Manpower > Availability > Females 2.34 million
Ranked 75th. 29% more than Switzerland
1.81 million
Ranked 90th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 2.5 million
Ranked 77th. 36% more than Switzerland
1.83 million
Ranked 93th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 1.63 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 62nd.
19.36 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Belgium

Conventional arms imports per capita $1.20
Ranked 66th.
$18.61
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Belgium
Commitment to Development Index (security) 3.6
Ranked 22nd.
4.4
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Belgium
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 5.24
Ranked 203th.
5.44
Ranked 198th. 4% more than Belgium
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 57,142
Ranked 97th. 34% more than Switzerland
42,585
Ranked 110th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 1.92 million
Ranked 70th. 30% more than Switzerland
1.48 million
Ranked 80th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 238.33
Ranked 116th.
246.69
Ranked 94th. 4% more than Belgium

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 2.06 million
Ranked 64th. 33% more than Switzerland
1.55 million
Ranked 77th.

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 6.05
Ranked 130th.
6.13
Ranked 127th. 1% more than Belgium
Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP 0.038 per $1,000
Ranked 82nd.
0.496 per $1,000
Ranked 38th. 13 times more than Belgium
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 184.24
Ranked 120th.
197.97
Ranked 76th. 7% more than Belgium

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 178.9
Ranked 108th.
193.36
Ranked 77th. 8% more than Belgium

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 6.04
Ranked 183th.
6.43
Ranked 168th. 7% more than Belgium

Expenditure > % of GDP 1.24%
Ranked 77th. 29% more than Switzerland
0.96%
Ranked 93th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 57,142
Ranked 97th. 34% more than Switzerland
42,585
Ranked 110th.
Conventional arms imports, % of GDP 0.00592%
Ranked 80th.
0.0512%
Ranked 60th. 9 times more than Belgium
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.82%
Ranked 83th. 58% more than Switzerland
0.52%
Ranked 110th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 5.24
Ranked 201st.
5.44
Ranked 196th. 4% more than Belgium
Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates, % of GDP 0.589%
Ranked 13th.
0.778%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Belgium
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 57142 42585
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 59665 46562
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 29 JUN 1999 01 OCT 1999
Personnel > % of total labor force 0.82%
Ranked 90th.
2.6%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Belgium

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates per capita $223.39
Ranked 14th.
$421.01
Ranked 11th. 88% more than Belgium
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.198 per capita
Ranked 54th.
0.217 per capita
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Belgium

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 5.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 197th.
5.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 196th. About the same as Belgium

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.241 per capita
Ranked 125th.
0.256 per capita
Ranked 88th. 6% more than Belgium

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 6.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 198th.
6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 188th. 4% more than Belgium

Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 2.93%
Ranked 60th.
5.41%
Ranked 55th. 85% more than Belgium

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 61,881
Ranked 95th. 37% more than Switzerland
45,220
Ranked 111th.

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates > Per $ GDP $67.36 per $10,000 of GDP
Ranked 13th.
$87.65 per $10,000 of GDP
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Belgium
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 196.51
Ranked 52nd.
208.78
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Belgium

Military expenditure > % of GDP 1.15%
Ranked 81st. 42% more than Switzerland
0.81%
Ranked 113th.

Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 218.49
Ranked 127th.
236.37
Ranked 90th. 8% more than Belgium

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 224.76
Ranked 158th.
242.24
Ranked 106th. 8% more than Belgium

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 5.78
Ranked 181st.
5.91
Ranked 176th. 2% more than Belgium

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 16.51 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Switzerland
9.95 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 12th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 5.71
Ranked 199th.
5.82
Ranked 193th. 2% more than Belgium
Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 1.28%
Ranked 69th. 32% more than Switzerland
0.97%
Ranked 17th.

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