Military Strength: Belize vs Barbados

Belize (ranked #160 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Barbados (#167) on the ARMS Index. Belize fields 2,000 active troops — 2.0:1 Barbados's 1,000, backed by 850 reserves and 500 paramilitary. Belize allocates $0.03B to defense compared to $0.05B for Barbados.

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BelizeWorld #160 6.3

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Belize leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

BarbadosWorld #167 5.1

34.22,000 active troops Manpower15 % 27.81,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
5.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.2$32M budget Defense budget10 % 13.8$52M budget

Belize Barbados Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×1.06 · Methodology

Key figures

	Belize	Barbados	Ratio
Defense budget	$32M	$52M	🇧🇧 1.6×
– share of GDP	1.0%	0.7%	🇧🇿 1.4×
Active personnel	2,000	1,000	🇧🇿 2.0×
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	850	430	🇧🇿 2.0×
Paramilitary forces	500	0	🇧🇿
Military aircraft (all types)	3	0	🇧🇿
– helicopters	1	0	🇧🇿
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$77	$186	🇧🇧 2.4×
Population	417K	282K	🇧🇿 1.5×
GDP	$3.2B	$7.5B	🇧🇧 2.3×
GDP per capita	$7,681	$26,545	🇧🇧 3.5×
Land area	22,806 km²	431 km²	🇧🇿 53×
Coastline	386 km	97 km	🇧🇿 4.0×