Military Strength: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cyprus

Cyprus (ranked #87 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Bosnia and Herzegovina (#111) on the ARMS Index. Bosnia and Herzegovina fields 11,000 active troops vs 13,000 for Cyprus, backed by 60,000 reserves. Cyprus's $0.6B defense budget is 2.7:1 that of Bosnia and Herzegovina ($0.2B).

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Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld #111 18.1

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Cyprus leads on 5 of 6 pillars

CyprusWorld #87 24.7

50.911K active troops Manpower15 % 58.713K active troops
38.845 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 48.7134 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 9.211 warships
14.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 18.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
22.9$237M budget Defense budget10 % 29.9$640M budget

Bosnia and Herzegovina Cyprus Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.97 vs ×1.01 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cyprus	Ratio
Defense budget	$237M	$640M	🇨🇾 2.7×
– share of GDP	0.8%	1.7%	🇨🇾 2.1×
Active personnel	11,000	13,000	🇨🇾 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	11	🇨🇾
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	45	134	🇨🇾 3.0×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	15,000	60,000	🇨🇾 4.0×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	15	13	🇧🇦 1.2×
– helicopters	15	13	🇧🇦 1.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$75	$471	🇨🇾 6.3×
Population	3.2M	1.4M	🇧🇦 2.3×
GDP	$30B	$38B	🇨🇾 1.3×
GDP per capita	$9,359	$27,707	🇨🇾 3.0×
Land area	51,187 km²	9,241 km²	🇧🇦 5.5×
Coastline	20 km	648 km	🇨🇾 32×