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Military Strength: Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda vs Flag of Barbados Barbados

Antigua and Barbuda (ranked #159 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Barbados (#166) on the ATLAS Index. Barbados fields 610 active troops — 2.5:1 Antigua and Barbuda's 240, backed by 430 reserves. Barbados allocates $0.05B to defense.

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Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and BarbudaWorld #159 3.5
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Antigua and Barbuda leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

Flag of Barbados BarbadosWorld #166 2.5
  • 9.7240 active troops Manpower10 % 12.1610 active troops
  • 0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
  • 0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
  • 9.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
  • 0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
  • 0.0$0 budget Defense budget15 % 8.7$52M budget
Antigua and Barbuda Barbados 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
Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Ratio
Defense budget — $52M 🇧🇧
– share of GDP — 0.7% 🇧🇧
Active personnel 240 610 🇧🇧 2.5×
Combat aircraft 0 0 —
Warships 0 0 —
– submarines 0 0 —
Main battle tanks 0 0 —
Nuclear warheads 0 0 —
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Reserve troops 75 430 🇧🇧 5.7×
Paramilitary forces 0 0 —
Military aircraft (all types) 2 0 🇦🇬
– helicopters 0 0 —
Budget share of govt spending — — —
Budget per capita — $186 🇧🇧
Population 94K 282K 🇧🇧 3.0×
GDP $2.3B $8B 🇧🇧 3.4×
GDP per capita $24,819 $28,365 🇧🇧 1.1×
Land area 442 km² 431 km² 🇦🇬 ≈
Coastline 153 km 97 km 🇦🇬 1.6×
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who has more military personnel, Antigua and Barbuda or Barbados?
Barbados has approximately 610 active military personnel compared to Antigua and Barbuda's 240, giving Barbados a 2.5:1 numerical advantage.
Do Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados have nuclear weapons?
Neither Antigua and Barbuda nor Barbados currently possesses nuclear weapons.