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> Singapore operates at 15% but doesn't really try to field a military Singapore is one of the most militarized countries on the planet. For example, they curr
by seewhydee 3y ago
> Singapore operates at 15% but doesn't really try to field a military
Singapore is one of the most militarized countries on the planet. For example, they currently operate more jet fighters than Australia (100 vs 94).
- throwaway2037 3y agoYes! I think their national budget rule is that 1 in 4 Sing dollars must be spent on the military. That is an enormous fraction. The annual military budget exceeds 11B USD. With a population of ~5.5M, that is 2,000 USD per capita.