Military Strength: Bahamas vs Suriname

Bahamas (ranked #153 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Suriname (#161) on the ATLAS Index. Bahamas fields 1,300 active troops vs 1,840 for Suriname. Bahamas allocates $0.1B to defense.

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BahamasWorld #153 5.5

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Bahamas leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #161 3.1

13.71,300 active troops Manpower10 % 15.61,840 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
9.90 combat aircraft Air power25 % 6.10 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
10.5$111M budget Defense budget15 % 0.0$0 budget

Bahamas Suriname 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

	Bahamas	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$111M	—	🇧🇸
– share of GDP	0.7%	—	🇧🇸
Active personnel	1,300	1,840	🇸🇷 1.4×
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	$275	—	🇧🇸
Population	403K	639K	🇸🇷 1.6×
GDP	$16B	$4.5B	🇧🇸 3.5×
GDP per capita	$39,284	$7,070	🇧🇸 5.6×
Land area	10,010 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 16×
Coastline	3,542 km	386 km	🇧🇸 9.2×