Military Strength: Bahamas vs Suriname

Bahamas (ranked #158 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Suriname (#164) on the ARMS Index. Bahamas fields 2,000 active troops vs 2,000 for Suriname. Bahamas allocates $0.1B to defense.

ARMS (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

BahamasWorld #158 6.7

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Bahamas leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #164 5.5

30.92,000 active troops Manpower15 % 33.32,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
3.70 combat aircraft Air power25 % 5.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.1$111M budget Defense budget10 % 0.0$0 budget

Bahamas Suriname Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bahamas	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$111M	—	🇧🇸
– share of GDP	0.7%	—	🇧🇸
Active personnel	2,000	2,000	—
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	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	2	3	🇸🇷 1.5×
– helicopters	0	3	🇸🇷
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$276	—	🇧🇸
Population	401K	634K	🇸🇷 1.6×
GDP	$16B	$4.4B	🇧🇸 3.6×
GDP per capita	$39,455	$6,962	🇧🇸 5.7×
Land area	10,010 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 16×
Coastline	3,542 km	386 km	🇧🇸 9.2×