Military Strength: Albania vs Latvia

Albania (ranked #111 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Latvia (#132) on the ATLAS Index. Albania fields 8,000 active troops vs 9,000 for Latvia, backed by 15,900 reserves. Latvia's $1.6B defense budget is 3.0:1 that of Albania ($0.5B).

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AlbaniaWorld #111 12.7

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Albania leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

LatviaWorld #132 9.6

22.78,000 active troops Manpower10 % 26.89,000 active troops
24.146 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
12.70 combat aircraft Air power25 % 12.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.6$541M budget Defense budget15 % 23.9$1.6B budget

Albania Latvia 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	Latvia	Ratio
Defense budget	$541M	$1.6B	🇱🇻 3.0×
– share of GDP	2.0%	3.7%	🇱🇻 1.8×
Active personnel	8,000	9,000	🇱🇻 1.1×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	46	0	🇦🇱
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	2,100	15,900	🇱🇻 7.6×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	19	7	🇦🇱 2.7×
– helicopters	19	3	🇦🇱 6.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$228	$866	🇱🇻 3.8×
Population	2.4M	1.9M	🇦🇱 1.3×
GDP	$27B	$44B	🇱🇻 1.6×
GDP per capita	$11,378	$23,409	🇱🇻 2.1×
Land area	27,398 km²	62,249 km²	🇱🇻 2.3×
Coastline	362 km	498 km	🇱🇻 1.4×