Military Strength: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ireland

Bosnia and Herzegovina (ranked #111 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Ireland (#112) on the ARMS Index. Bosnia and Herzegovina fields 11,000 active troops vs 9,000 for Ireland, backed by 15,000 reserves. Ireland's $1.2B defense budget is 5.1:1 that of Bosnia and Herzegovina ($0.2B).

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Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld #111 18.1

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Bosnia and Herzegovina leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

IrelandWorld #112 18.0

50.911K active troops Manpower15 % 47.39,000 active troops
38.845 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 17.132 warships
14.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
22.9$237M budget Defense budget10 % 34.9$1.2B budget

Bosnia and Herzegovina Ireland Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.97 vs ×1.08 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ireland	Ratio
Defense budget	$237M	$1.2B	🇮🇪 5.1×
– share of GDP	0.8%	0.2%	🇧🇦 4.0×
Active personnel	11,000	9,000	🇧🇦 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	32	🇮🇪
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	45	0	🇧🇦
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	15,000	4,050	🇧🇦 3.7×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	15	27	🇮🇪 1.8×
– helicopters	15	10	🇧🇦 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$75	$226	🇮🇪 3.0×
Population	3.2M	5.4M	🇮🇪 1.7×
GDP	$30B	$609B	🇮🇪 21×
GDP per capita	$9,359	$112,895	🇮🇪 12×
Land area	51,187 km²	68,883 km²	🇮🇪 1.3×
Coastline	20 km	1,448 km	🇮🇪 72×