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Military Stats: compare key data on Germany & Slovakia

Definitions

  • Active military personnel: Active military personnel.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Navy > Aircraft carriers: Number of aircraft carriers.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.)"
  • 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.)
  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • 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."
  • Active Ground Forces > Active Personnel > 2008: Strength of active personnel in ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures do not include personnel in navy and air force.
  • 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.
  • Forces in Europe > Artillery: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005
  • 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.
  • Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Forces in Europe > Aircraft: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Active Ground Forces > Active Personnel > 2008 per 1000: Strength of active personnel in ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures do not include personnel in navy and air force. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • Military spending (euros): Military expenditure (€).
  • Forces in Europe > Helicopters: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2007
  • 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.
  • Forces in Europe > Helicopters per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2007. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Active Ground Forces > Transport aircraft: Number of transport aircraft possessed by member states of the European Union in 2008.
  • Forces in Europe > ACVs: Conventional armed forces in Europe (ACVs = Armoured Combat Vehicles).
  • 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.
  • Forces in Europe > Artillery per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females 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.
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending of GDP: Of GDP.
  • Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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: 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.
  • Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females 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.
  • Forces in Europe > ACVs per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe (ACVs = Armoured Combat Vehicles). Figures expressed per million 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.
  • 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 age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Forces in Europe > Aircraft per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population."
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 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.
  • Expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.)
  • Active Ground Forces > Transport aircraft per million: Number of transport aircraft possessed by member states of the European Union in 2008. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Germany Slovakia HISTORY
Active military personnel 191,721
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Slovakia
13,501
Ranked 17th.
Air force > Combat aircraft 423
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Slovakia
12
Ranked 51st.
Armed forces personnel 221,000
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Slovakia
39,000
Ranked 78th.
Army > Main battle tanks 2,500
Ranked 3rd. 125 times more than Slovakia
20
Ranked 51st.

Budget 49 US$ BN
Ranked 2nd. 54 times more than Slovakia
0.91 US$ BN
Ranked 32nd.
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.5%
Ranked 96th.
1.87%
Ranked 78th. 25% more than Germany

Global Peace Index 1.43
Ranked 19th.
1.62
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Germany

Military branches Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftbasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw) Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily)
Military expenditures 1.5% of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 39% more than Slovakia
1.08% of GDP
Ranked 31st.
Military service age and obligation 17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve
Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 17th.
0.0
Ranked 8th.
Paramilitary personnel 0.0
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 142nd.
Personnel > Per capita 3.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.
3.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 7% more than Germany

Service age and obligation 18 years of age (conscripts serve a nine-month tour of compulsory military service) 17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 35th.
0.0
Ranked 178th.

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Armed forces personnel > Total 244,000
Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Slovakia
17,000
Ranked 106th.

Personnel 285,000
Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Slovakia
20,000
Ranked 105th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $424.83
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Slovakia
$75.48
Ranked 18th.
Branches Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily)
Active military personnel per thousand people 2.34
Ranked 20th.
2.5
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Germany
Military expenditure > Current LCU 32.86 billion
Ranked 46th. 35 times more than Slovakia
948 million
Ranked 96th.

Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 405,438
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Slovakia
31,646
Ranked 125th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure $35.06 billion
Ranked 5th. 86 times more than Slovakia
$406.00 million
Ranked 21st.
Weapon holdings 0.0
Ranked 137th.
898,000
Ranked 69th.
Armed forces personnel per 1000 2.69
Ranked 99th.
7.24
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Germany
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 442,972
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than Slovakia
38,183
Ranked 116th.

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Personnel per 1000 3.46
Ranked 100th.
3.71
Ranked 90th. 7% more than Germany

Expenditure > Current LCU 30435000000 25550000000
Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists. <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists.
Imports > USD 104 million
Ranked 38th. 104 times more than Slovakia
1,000,000
Ranked 97th.

Active Ground Forces > Active Personnel > 2008 235,000
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Slovakia
26,200
Ranked 15th.
Defence spending > Percent of GDP 1.27%
Ranked 17th.
1.53%
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Germany
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 216 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Slovakia
27 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 54th.

NATO > Current members > Date 9 May 1955 29 March 2004
Forces in Europe > Artillery 1,672
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Slovakia
374
Ranked 18th.
Expenditures 1.5% of GDP
Ranked 48th.
1.87% of GDP
Ranked 39th. 25% more than Germany
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.5% of GDP
Ranked 43th. 39% more than Slovakia
1.08% of GDP
Ranked 2nd.

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $14.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 65th.
$16.56 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Germany
Active Ground Forces > Total 630,000
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Slovakia
50,900
Ranked 23th.
Weapon holdings per 1000 0.0
Ranked 135th.
166.95
Ranked 37th.
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 None None
Army > Armoured vehicles 3,934
Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Slovakia
147
Ranked 22nd.
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 1.85 billion constant 1990 US$
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Slovakia
79 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 15th.

Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks 2,368
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Slovakia
271
Ranked 17th.
Employment in arms > Production 90,000
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Slovakia
25,000
Ranked 22nd.
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 15.26 million
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Slovakia
1.09 million
Ranked 66th.
ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2010-12-14 4,341
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Slovakia
250
Ranked 21st.
Forces in Europe > Aircraft 375
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Slovakia
71
Ranked 19th.
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 18.92 million
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Slovakia
1.35 million
Ranked 71st.
Active Ground Forces > Active Personnel > 2008 per 1000 2.86
Ranked 19th.
4.85
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Germany
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 4.95
Ranked 212th.
5.85
Ranked 191st. 18% more than Germany

Military spending (euros) \u20ac32,490,000,000 \u20ac763,000,000
Forces in Europe > Helicopters 199
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Slovakia
19
Ranked 18th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $424.80 per capita
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Slovakia
$75.48 per capita
Ranked 19th.
Defence spending > 2008[46] 2,009
Ranked 6th. The same as Slovakia
2,009
Ranked 15th.
Manpower > Availability > Males 19.59 million
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Slovakia
1.42 million
Ranked 107th.

Manpower > Military age 18 years of age 18 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 30 SEP 1996
Forces in Europe > Helicopters per million 2.42
Ranked 12th.
3.52
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Germany
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 497,048
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Slovakia
41,544
Ranked 93th.
Active Ground Forces > Transport aircraft 176
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Slovakia
24
Ranked 13th.
Forces in Europe > ACVs 2,381
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Slovakia
524
Ranked 18th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 405,438
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Slovakia
31,646
Ranked 125th.
Forces in Europe > Artillery per million 20.27
Ranked 22nd.
69.43
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Germany
NATO join date 5/9/1955 3/29/2004
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 None None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 22,493.19 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 7th. 53% more than Slovakia
14,677.33 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 11th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 2.62 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 43th.
5.02 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 36th. 92% more than Germany

Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 14.44 million
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Slovakia
1.09 million
Ranked 61st.
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 185.48
Ranked 41st.
201.89
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Germany
Active Ground Forces > Total per 1000 7.67
Ranked 22nd.
9.41
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Germany
Employment in arms > Production per 1000 1.09
Ranked 23th.
4.65
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Germany
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 15.91 million
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Slovakia
1.17 million
Ranked 103th.

Manpower > Availability > Females 18.54 million
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Slovakia
1.39 million
Ranked 100th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 20.51 million
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Slovakia
1.48 million
Ranked 102nd.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 2.62 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 43th.
5.02 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 36th. 92% more than Germany

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 per 1000 5.72
Ranked 80th.
7.44
Ranked 68th. 30% more than Germany
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 229.95
Ranked 56th.
250.47
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Germany
Spending of GDP 1.23%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Slovakia
1.1%
Ranked 17th.
Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks per million 28.75
Ranked 14th.
50.27
Ranked 8th. 75% more than Germany
Commitment to Development Index (security) 3.7
Ranked 21st.
5.5
Ranked 10th. 49% more than Germany
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 384,930
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Slovakia
30,219
Ranked 124th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 4.71
Ranked 211th.
5.57
Ranked 193th. 18% more than Germany
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 15.05 million
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Slovakia
1.16 million
Ranked 98th.

ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2009-12-09 4,280
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Slovakia
240
Ranked 21st.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 17.4 million
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Slovakia
1.14 million
Ranked 91st.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 248.7
Ranked 86th.
275.65
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Germany

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 6.04
Ranked 131st.
7.7
Ranked 102nd. 27% more than Germany
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 17.91 million
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Slovakia
1.32 million
Ranked 66th.
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 470,537
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Slovakia
40,183
Ranked 61st.
Forces in Europe > ACVs per million 28.85
Ranked 21st.
97.4
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Germany
Military expenditure > % of GDP 1.36%
Ranked 73th.
1.5%
Ranked 65th. 10% more than Germany

Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 225.84
Ranked 113th.
256.4
Ranked 55th. 14% more than Germany

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 384930 30219
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 22.49 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 7th. 53% more than Slovakia
14.68 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 11th.

Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 175.57
Ranked 57th.
202.52
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Germany
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 405438 31646
Forces in Europe > Aircraft per million 4.54
Ranked 20th.
13.19
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Germany
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 5.39
Ranked 190th.
7.06
Ranked 152nd. 31% more than Germany

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 20 AUG 1998 03 MAR 1998
Personnel > % of total labor force 0.7%
Ranked 102nd.
0.75%
Ranked 96th. 7% more than Germany

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 5
Ranked 210th.
5.77
Ranked 196th. 15% more than Germany
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 4.71
Ranked 209th.
5.57
Ranked 191st. 18% more than Germany
Active Ground Forces > Active troops/thousand citizens 3.02
Ranked 23th.
4.83
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Germany
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.58%
Ranked 101st.
0.63%
Ranked 98th. 9% more than Germany

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 193.73
Ranked 95th.
215.82
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Germany

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 238.63
Ranked 120th.
262.82
Ranked 62nd. 10% more than Germany

Expenditure > % of GDP 1.35%
Ranked 72nd.
1.77%
Ranked 52nd. 31% more than Germany

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 183.3
Ranked 101st.
213.97
Ranked 48th. 17% more than Germany

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 5.12
Ranked 190th.
6.73
Ranked 154th. 31% more than Germany

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 384,930
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Slovakia
30,219
Ranked 124th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 420,801
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Slovakia
36,388
Ranked 116th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 1.45%
Ranked 63th. 23% more than Slovakia
1.17%
Ranked 50th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.21 per capita
Ranked 33th. The same as Slovakia
0.21 per capita
Ranked 37th.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 5.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th.
6.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 172nd. 31% more than Germany

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.248 per capita
Ranked 113th.
0.274 per capita
Ranked 50th. 10% more than Germany

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 5.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th.
7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 169th. 30% more than Germany

Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 4.34%
Ranked 45th.
5.09%
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Germany

Active Ground Forces > Transport aircraft per million 2.14
Ranked 17th.
4.44
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Germany
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 210.99
Ranked 22nd. The same as Slovakia
210.81
Ranked 23th.

Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 217.75
Ranked 59th.
245.06
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Germany

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