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  • 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."
  • 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 > Frigates: Number of frigates.
  • Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.

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

  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
  • Military expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • 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.
  • Armed forces personnel per 1000: Total armed forces (2000). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
  • Personnel per 1000: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date: Signed.

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

  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • Armed forces growth: Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.
  • Imports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Terrorism > 2002 Bali bombing deaths: Amount of citizens from each country who were killed in the 2002 Bali bombings. In all, 202 people were killed.
  • Weapon holdings per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Terrorism > 2002 Bali bombing deaths per million people: Amount of citizens from each country who were killed in the 2002 Bali bombings. In all, 202 people were killed. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Conventional arms imports: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).
  • Manpower > Military age: The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Arms 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 > Gross disbursements as a percent of ODA: Percent of all gross disbursments of official development aid which goes to Afghanistan, 2003-2004. NOTE: The total percent to Afghanistan from all donor countries is 1.7%.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Conventional arms imports per capita: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Commitment to Development Index (security): The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) ranks the world’s richest countries on their commitment to policies that benefit the poorer nations. The security component of the CDI considers military actions that affect developing countries, favoring three aspects of the security-development nexus: 1. Financial and personnel contributions to peacekeeping operations and forcible humanitarian interventions. 2. Deployment of naval fleets to platrol sea lanes. 3. Collaboration with international security regimes that promote non-proliferation, disarmament and international rule of law. Finally, the CDI penalizes some exports of arms to nations, especially ones that are undemocratic and spend heavily on the military.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females: 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.
  • 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.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Conventional arms imports, % of GDP: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population."
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > 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.)
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Military expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Manpower 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
STAT Ireland New Zealand HISTORY
Armed forces personnel 12,000
Ranked 103th. 33% more than New Zealand
9,000
Ranked 111th.
Armed forces personnel > Total 10,000
Ranked 126th. 11% more than New Zealand
9,000
Ranked 130th.

Budget 1.6 US$ BN
Ranked 27th. 10% more than New Zealand
1.46 US$ BN
Ranked 28th.
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.9%
Ranked 135th.
1%
Ranked 128th. 11% more than Ireland
Global Peace Index 1.37
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than New Zealand
1.24
Ranked 31st.

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Military branches Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireannn), Permanent Defence Force: Army, Naval Service, Air Corps New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF)
Military expenditures 0.9% of GDP
Ranked 35th.
1.5% of GDP
Ranked 36th. 67% more than Ireland
Military service age and obligation 17-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (17-27 years of age for the Naval Service); enlistees 16 years of age can be recruited for apprentice specialist positions; 17-35 years of age for the Reserve Defense Forces (RDF); maximum obligation 12 years (5 years IDF, 7 years RDF); EU citizenship or 5-year residence in Ireland required 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years
Navy > Frigates 0.0
Ranked 43th.
2
Ranked 24th.
Paramilitary personnel 0.0
Ranked 138th.
0.0
Ranked 124th.
Personnel 10,000
Ranked 132nd. 11% more than New Zealand
9,000
Ranked 135th.

Personnel > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 9% more than New Zealand
2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.

Service age and obligation 17-25 years of age for male or female voluntary military service (17-27 years of age for the Naval Service); enlistees 16 years of age can be recruited for apprentice specialist positions; maximum obligation 12 years; 17-35 years of age for the Reserve Defense Forces; EU citizenship or 5-year residence in Ireland required 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 156th.
0.0
Ranked 103th.

Branches Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps (Aer-Chor na h-Eireann)) New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Military expenditure > Current LCU 1.03 billion
Ranked 93th.
2.13 billion
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Ireland

Navy > Patrol boats 7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than New Zealand
6
Ranked 12th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 28,564
Ranked 131st.
30,846
Ranked 127th. 8% more than Ireland

Weapon holdings 112,000
Ranked 112th.
134,000
Ranked 107th. 20% more than Ireland
Armed forces personnel per 1000 3.15
Ranked 93th. 35% more than New Zealand
2.33
Ranked 104th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 28,610
Ranked 134th.
31,834
Ranked 126th. 11% more than Ireland

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Personnel per 1000 2.4
Ranked 118th. 10% more than New Zealand
2.18
Ranked 123th.

Expenditure > Current LCU 923000000 1563000000
Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date 1 Jul 1968 (M, W) 4 Jul 1968 (L) 1 Jul 1968 (L, M, W)
Conscription No <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>conscription</a>. No <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>conscription</a> (<a href=/encyclopedia/artificial-intelligence>AI</a>).
Armed forces growth -16%
Ranked 88th.
-26%
Ranked 95th. 63% more than Ireland
Imports > USD 16 million
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than New Zealand
4 million
Ranked 77th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 4 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 73th.
8 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 70th. Twice as much as Ireland

Expenditures 0.9% of GDP
Ranked 66th.
1% of GDP
Ranked 62nd. 11% more than Ireland
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.9% of GDP
Ranked 61st.
1% of GDP
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Ireland
Terrorism > 2002 Bali bombing deaths 1
Ranked 22nd.
3
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Ireland
Weapon holdings per 1000 28.97
Ranked 87th.
34.53
Ranked 85th. 19% more than Ireland
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 965900 None
Exports > USD 1,000,000
Ranked 31st. The same as New Zealand
1,000,000
Ranked 42nd.

ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2010-12-14 7
Ranked 41st.
234
Ranked 24th. 33 times more than Ireland
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 6.22
Ranked 177th.
6.96
Ranked 161st. 12% more than Ireland

Terrorism > 2002 Bali bombing deaths per million people 0.254
Ranked 7th.
0.76
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ireland
Conventional arms imports $25.00 million
Ranked 56th.
$42.00 million
Ranked 48th. 68% more than Ireland
Manpower > Availability > Males 1.02 million
Ranked 125th. 2% more than New Zealand
1.01 million
Ranked 126th.

Manpower > Military age 17 years of age 20 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 27 SEP 1996
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 29,327
Ranked 107th.
29,738
Ranked 104th. 1% more than Ireland
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 28,564
Ranked 131st.
30,846
Ranked 127th. 8% more than Ireland
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 1163728 None
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 0.962 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 62nd.
1.94 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Ireland

Manpower > Availability > Females 1.02 million
Ranked 114th. 3% more than New Zealand
997,134
Ranked 116th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 854,982
Ranked 121st. 3% more than New Zealand
833,073
Ranked 122nd.

Aid to Afghanistan > Gross disbursements as a percent of ODA 0.9%
Ranked 15th.
3%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ireland
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 1.02 million
Ranked 123th.
1.02 million
Ranked 122nd. About the same as Ireland

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 0.962 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 62nd.
1.95 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Ireland

Conventional arms imports per capita $7.11
Ranked 29th.
$12.61
Ranked 20th. 77% more than Ireland
Commitment to Development Index (security) 6.9
Ranked 4th.
7.3
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Ireland
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 27,197
Ranked 131st.
28,825
Ranked 129th. 6% more than Ireland
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 6.08
Ranked 178th.
6.6
Ranked 161st. 9% more than Ireland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 852,592
Ranked 113th. 4% more than New Zealand
822,807
Ranked 114th.

ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2009-12-09 7
Ranked 36th.
220
Ranked 22nd. 31 times more than Ireland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 821,378
Ranked 114th.
859,505
Ranked 111th. 5% more than Ireland

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 245.24
Ranked 100th.
247.17
Ranked 90th. 1% more than Ireland

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid $3.53 million
Ranked 26th. 5% more than New Zealand
$3.35 million
Ranked 27th.
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 6.73
Ranked 116th.
7.03
Ranked 111th. 4% more than Ireland
Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP 0.198 per $1,000
Ranked 58th.
0.454 per $1,000
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Ireland
Conventional arms imports, % of GDP 0.0516%
Ranked 59th.
0.0944%
Ranked 47th. 83% more than Ireland
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.45%
Ranked 119th. 15% more than New Zealand
0.39%
Ranked 122nd.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 6.46
Ranked 167th.
7.46
Ranked 147th. 15% more than Ireland

Expenditure > % of GDP 0.57%
Ranked 109th.
1.01%
Ranked 89th. 77% more than Ireland

Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 231.44
Ranked 105th.
233.58
Ranked 100th. 1% more than Ireland

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 231.52
Ranked 143th.
236.43
Ranked 129th. 2% more than Ireland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.203 per capita
Ranked 44th.
0.214 per capita
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Ireland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 6.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 179th.
7.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd. 11% more than Ireland

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.253 per capita
Ranked 99th.
0.254 per capita
Ranked 94th. About the same as Ireland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 6.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 175th.
7.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 161st. 11% more than Ireland

Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 1.88%
Ranked 64th.
3.1%
Ranked 58th. 65% more than Ireland

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid > Per $ GDP $1.92 per $100,000 of GDP
Ranked 27th.
$3.36 per $100,000 of GDP
Ranked 23th. 75% more than Ireland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 197.45
Ranked 50th.
207.92
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Ireland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 27197 28825
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 28564 30846
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 15 JUL 1999 19 MAR 1999
Personnel > % of total labor force 0.48%
Ranked 123th. 14% more than New Zealand
0.42%
Ranked 126th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 5.98
Ranked 187th.
7.07
Ranked 157th. 18% more than Ireland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 193.19
Ranked 98th.
195.15
Ranked 86th. 1% more than Ireland

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 192.65
Ranked 81st.
192.74
Ranked 80th. The same as Ireland

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 6.12
Ranked 172nd.
7.08
Ranked 147th. 16% more than Ireland

Military expenditure > % of GDP 0.63%
Ranked 99th.
1.15%
Ranked 82nd. 83% more than Ireland

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 27,197
Ranked 131st.
28,825
Ranked 129th. 6% more than Ireland
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 27,095
Ranked 134th.
30,243
Ranked 126th. 12% more than Ireland

Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid per capita $0.81
Ranked 21st. 2% more than New Zealand
$0.79
Ranked 22nd.
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid, % of GDP 0.00137%
Ranked 28th.
0.00248%
Ranked 23th. 82% more than Ireland
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 6.08
Ranked 176th.
6.6
Ranked 160th. 9% more than Ireland

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