Military Strength: Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Albania (ranked #111 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Bosnia and Herzegovina (#120) on the ATLAS Index. Albania fields 8,500 active troops vs 10,500 for Bosnia and Herzegovina, backed by 15,000 reserves. Albania's $0.5B defense budget is 2.3:1 that of Bosnia and Herzegovina ($0.2B).

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AlbaniaWorld #111 12.8

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Albania leads on 3 of 6 pillars

Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld #120 11.5

22.78,500 active troops Manpower10 % 26.010K active troops
23.946 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 23.345 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
12.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 8.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.6$541M budget Defense budget15 % 12.7$237M budget

Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Albania	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ratio
Defense budget	$541M	$237M	🇦🇱 2.3×
– share of GDP	2.0%	0.8%	🇦🇱 2.5×
Active personnel	8,500	10,500	🇧🇦 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	46	45	🇦🇱 ≈
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	2,100	15,000	🇧🇦 7.1×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	22	9	🇦🇱 2.4×
– helicopters	19	9	🇦🇱 2.1×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$230	$75	🇦🇱 3.1×
Population	2.3M	3.1M	🇧🇦 1.3×
GDP	$31B	$33B	🇧🇦 1.1×
GDP per capita	$12,998	$10,382	🇦🇱 1.3×
Land area	27,398 km²	51,187 km²	🇧🇦 1.9×
Coastline	362 km	20 km	🇦🇱 18×