Botswana vs. Namibia

Military

	Botswana	Namibia
Military branches	Botswana Defence Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Arm Command, Defense Logistics Command (2021)	Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force; Namibian Police Force: Special Field Force (paramilitary unit responsible for protecting borders and government installations) (2021)
Military service age and obligation	18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)	18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2021)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	2.8% of GDP (2019) 2.8% of GDP (2018) 3% of GDP (2017) 3.4% of GDP (2016) 2.7% of GDP (2015)	3% of GDP (2019) 3.2% of GDP (2018) 3.4% of GDP (2017) 3.9% of GDP (2016) 4.5% of GDP (2015)
Military and security service personnel strengths	the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) has approximately 9,000 active personnel (2021)	information varies; approximately 12,500 personnel (11,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 500 Air Force) (2020)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions	the BDF has a mix of foreign-supplied and mostly older weapons and equipment, largely from Europe and the US; since 2010, France is the leading supplier of armaments to the BDF (2020)	the inventory of the Namibian Defense Force consists mostly of Soviet-era equipment; China is the leading supplier of weapons to Namibia since 2010 (2020)