Uzbekistan vs. Kazakhstan

Military

	Uzbekistan	Kazakhstan
Military branches	Armed Forces of Uzbekistan: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Security Troops (2021)	Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Guard, Border Service (includes Coast Guard), State Security Service (2021)
Military service age and obligation	18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation for males (conscripts have the option of paying for a shorter service of one month while remaining in the reserves until the age of 27); Uzbek citizens who have completed their service terms in the armed forces have privileges in employment and admission to higher educational institutions (2019)	All men 18-27 are required to serve in the military for at least one year. (2019)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	4% of GDP (2018) 3.5% of GDP (2010)	1.1% of GDP (2019) 0.9% of GDP (2018) 0.9% of GDP (2017) 0.9% of GDP (2016) 1.1% of GDP (2015)
Military and security service personnel strengths	information varies; approximately 50-60,000 total active troops (2021)	information varies; approximately 45,000 active duty personnel (30,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Naval Forces; 12,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2020)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions	the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Soviet-era equipment, although since 2010 they have received weapons and aircraft from a variety of sources, including China, France, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and the US (2020)	the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia remains by far the leading supplier of weapons systems (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook