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Military Stats: compare key data on Cyprus & Netherlands

Definitions

  • Active military personnel: Active military personnel.
  • Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • 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."
  • Army > Attack helicopters: Number of attack helicopter (includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities).
  • Army > Main battle tanks: Number of main battle tanks.
  • Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
  • Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
  • 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."
  • Personnel: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
  • Active military personnel per thousand people: Active military personnel. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Military expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Navy > Patrol boats: Number of patrol boats (Includes minesweepers).
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies
  • Armed forces personnel per 1000: Total armed forces (2000). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Army > Self-propelled guns: Self-propelled gun.
  • 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.)
  • Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations: Troops prepared for deployed operations.
  • 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."
  • Defence spending > Percent of GDP: Defense expenditure as percentage of GDP. Figures are for the year 2010.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product
  • Active Ground Forces > Total: Total ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures include active personnel, reserve forces as well as paramilitary forces.
  • Weapon holdings per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Army > Armoured vehicles: Armoured vehicle.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Exports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Military spending (euros): Military expenditure (€).
  • Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations per million people: Troops prepared for deployed operations. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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 $47,000,000.
  • Active Ground Forces > Total per 1000: Total ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures include active personnel, reserve forces as well as paramilitary forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Spending of GDP: Of GDP.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended.
  • Military expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > 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.)
  • Expenditure > % of central government expenditure: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid > Per $ GDP: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 100,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Active Ground Forces > Active troops/thousand citizens: Active personnel in ground forces per thousand citizens of European Union member states in 2008. Figures do not include personnel in navy and air force.
  • 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 per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid, % of GDP: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid per capita: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
STAT Cyprus Netherlands HISTORY
Active military personnel 12,392
Ranked 18th.
44,655
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Cyprus
Armed forces personnel 10,000
Ranked 106th.
52,000
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Cyprus
Armed forces personnel > Total 10,750
Ranked 124th.
47,000
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Cyprus

Army > Attack helicopters 15
Ranked 15th.
29
Ranked 6th. 93% more than Cyprus

Army > Main battle tanks 184
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Netherlands
144
Ranked 11th.
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 3.8%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Netherlands
1.6%
Ranked 94th.

Global Peace Index 1.84
Ranked 113th. 22% more than Netherlands
1.51
Ranked 16th.

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Military branches Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Froura, EF; includes naval and air elements); Northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police
Military expenditures 2% of GDP
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Netherlands
1.6% of GDP
Ranked 21st.
Military service age and obligation Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; length of service obligation is 25 months; women may volunteer for a 3-year term 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force
Paramilitary personnel 750
Ranked 105th.
3,000
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Cyprus
Personnel > Per capita 14.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Netherlands
3.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Service age and obligation Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; females are not conscripted; age of military eligibility 17 to 50; length of normal service is 25 months with a minimum of 3 months 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 87th.
0.0
Ranked 185th.

Personnel 10,750
Ranked 129th.
60,000
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than Cyprus

Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $391.89
Ranked 5th.
$577.82
Ranked 6th. 47% more than Cyprus

Branches Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Forea, EF; includes air and naval elements); northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police
Active military personnel per thousand people 10.98
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Netherlands
2.66
Ranked 15th.
Military expenditure > Current LCU 378 million
Ranked 103th.
8.74 billion
Ranked 67th. 23 times more than Cyprus

Navy > Patrol boats 4
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Netherlands
3
Ranked 11th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 8,167
Ranked 159th.
103,462
Ranked 79th. 13 times more than Cyprus

Expenditures > Dollar figure $384.00 million
Ranked 22nd.
$9.41 billion
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Cyprus

Weapon holdings 691,000
Ranked 77th.
2.02 million
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Cyprus
Armed forces personnel per 1000 10.6
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Netherlands
3.27
Ranked 91st.
Army > Self-propelled guns 28
Ranked 12th. 56% more than Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 6,482
Ranked 162nd.
105,735
Ranked 76th. 16 times more than Cyprus

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Personnel per 1000 10.41
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Netherlands
3.68
Ranked 92nd.

Expenditure > Current LCU 91292000 7957000000
Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations 237
Ranked 20th.
16,853
Ranked 5th. 71 times more than Cyprus
Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date 1 Jul 1968 (L, M, W) 20 Aug 1968 (L, M, W)
Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists (<a href=/encyclopedia/artificial-intelligence>AI</a>). No <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>conscription</a> (FWCC).
Armed forces growth 0.0
Ranked 69th.
-51%
Ranked 116th.
Imports > USD 12 million
Ranked 73th.
152 million
Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than Cyprus

Defence spending > Percent of GDP 1.78%
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Netherlands
1.43%
Ranked 14th.
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 8 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 72nd.
129 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 34th. 16 times more than Cyprus

Expenditures 3.8% of GDP
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Netherlands
1.6% of GDP
Ranked 46th.
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 3.8% of GDP
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands
1.6% of GDP
Ranked 41st.
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $36.69 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Netherlands
$15.51 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 44th.

Active Ground Forces > Total 73,750
Ranked 21st.
88,630
Ranked 20th. 20% more than Cyprus
Weapon holdings per 1000 718.68
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Netherlands
126.14
Ranked 45th.
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 None None
Army > Armoured vehicles 519
Ranked 17th.
1,346
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Cyprus
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 43 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 21st.
840 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Cyprus

Exports > USD 43 million
Ranked 20th.
554 million
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Cyprus

Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 7.23
Ranked 154th. 17% more than Netherlands
6.17
Ranked 178th.

Military spending (euros) \u20ac345,000,000 \u20ac8,156,000,000
Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations per million people 209.92
Ranked 20th.
1,005.09
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Cyprus
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $540.62 per capita
Ranked 3rd.
$577.83 per capita
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Cyprus

Defence spending > 2008[46] 2,009
Ranked 7th. The same as Netherlands
2,009
Ranked 8th.
Manpower > Availability > Males 199,767
Ranked 156th.
3.95 million
Ranked 61st. 20 times more than Cyprus

Manpower > Military age 18 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 6,578
Ranked 122nd.
99,934
Ranked 62nd. 15 times more than Cyprus
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 8,167
Ranked 159th.
103,462
Ranked 79th. 13 times more than Cyprus
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 None None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 65,023.44 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Netherlands
51,471.06 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 2nd.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 8.01 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Netherlands
7.9 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 30th.

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates $80.00 million
Ranked 23th.
$15.12 billion
Ranked 7th. 189 times more than Cyprus
Active Ground Forces > Total per 1000 68.47
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Netherlands
5.39
Ranked 25th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 165,042
Ranked 153th.
3.23 million
Ranked 56th. 20 times more than Cyprus

Manpower > Availability > Females 190,665
Ranked 140th.
3.85 million
Ranked 57th. 20 times more than Cyprus

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 201,606
Ranked 156th.
4.07 million
Ranked 58th. 20 times more than Cyprus

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 11.07 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Netherlands
7.9 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 30th.

Spending of GDP 1.92%
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Netherlands
1.35%
Ranked 10th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 7,398
Ranked 160th.
98,383
Ranked 80th. 13 times more than Cyprus
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 6.7
Ranked 158th. 13% more than Netherlands
5.92
Ranked 182nd.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 158,869
Ranked 140th.
3.15 million
Ranked 55th. 20 times more than Cyprus

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 195.24
Ranked 159th.
249.51
Ranked 84th. 28% more than Cyprus

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 138,336
Ranked 153th.
3.54 million
Ranked 49th. 26 times more than Cyprus

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 6.19
Ranked 126th. 1% more than Netherlands
6.1
Ranked 128th.
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid $120,000.00
Ranked 36th.
$9.42 million
Ranked 21st. 79 times more than Cyprus
Military expenditure > % of GDP 1.83%
Ranked 56th. 20% more than Netherlands
1.53%
Ranked 63th.

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 49.24 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 1st.
51.47 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Cyprus

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 147.5
Ranked 125th.
191.59
Ranked 86th. 30% more than Cyprus

Expenditure > % of GDP 1.48%
Ranked 76th.
1.59%
Ranked 58th. 7% more than Cyprus

Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 2.74%
Ranked 61st.
3.96%
Ranked 50th. 45% more than Cyprus

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid > Per $ GDP $0.78 per $100,000 of GDP
Ranked 36th.
$1.63 per $100,000 of GDP
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Cyprus
Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 177.02
Ranked 153th.
234.15
Ranked 97th. 32% more than Cyprus

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 185.47
Ranked 191st.
240.24
Ranked 112th. 30% more than Cyprus

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates, % of GDP 0.434%
Ranked 15th.
2.23%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Cyprus
Active Ground Forces > Active troops/thousand citizens 16.29
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Netherlands
3.2
Ranked 19th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 7398 98383
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 8167 103462
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 18 JUL 2003 23 MAR 1999
Personnel > % of total labor force 2.87%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Netherlands
0.7%
Ranked 104th.

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates per capita $76.31
Ranked 17th.
$924.80
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Cyprus
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 153.23
Ranked 150th.
196.63
Ranked 81st. 28% more than Cyprus

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 6.7
Ranked 157th. 13% more than Netherlands
5.92
Ranked 180th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 6,208
Ranked 162nd.
100,747
Ranked 77th. 16 times more than Cyprus

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 7,398
Ranked 160th.
98,383
Ranked 80th. 13 times more than Cyprus
Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 3.64%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Netherlands
1.54%
Ranked 42nd.

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid, % of GDP 0.000549%
Ranked 36th.
0.0012%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Cyprus
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid per capita $0.11
Ranked 31st.
$0.58
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Cyprus
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 2.45%
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Netherlands
0.53%
Ranked 109th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.274 per capita
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Netherlands
0.25 per capita
Ranked 108th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.188 per capita
Ranked 70th.
0.217 per capita
Ranked 19th. 15% more than Cyprus

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 133.97
Ranked 124th.
216.7
Ranked 14th. 62% more than Cyprus

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 5.76
Ranked 182nd.
6.13
Ranked 171st. 6% more than Cyprus

Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid > Estimates > Per $ GDP $51.89 per $10,000 of GDP
Ranked 16th.
$261.87 per $10,000 of GDP
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Cyprus
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 6.02
Ranked 184th.
6.43
Ranked 169th. 7% more than Cyprus

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 7.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th. 29% more than Netherlands
6.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 191st.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 7.07
Ranked 156th. 15% more than Netherlands
6.16
Ranked 182nd.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 8.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 149th. 29% more than Netherlands
6.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 193th.

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