Military Strength: Belize vs Suriname

Belize (ranked #160 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Suriname (#164) on the ARMS Index. Belize fields 2,000 active troops vs 2,000 for Suriname, backed by 850 reserves and 500 paramilitary. Belize allocates $0.03B to defense.

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BelizeWorld #160 6.3

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Belize leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #164 5.5

34.22,000 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
5.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 5.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.2$32M budget Defense budget10 % 0.0$0 budget

Belize Suriname Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Belize	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$32M	—	🇧🇿
– share of GDP	1.0%	—	🇧🇿
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	850	0	🇧🇿
Paramilitary forces	500	0	🇧🇿
Military aircraft (all types)	3	3	—
– helicopters	1	3	🇸🇷 3.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$77	—	🇧🇿
Population	417K	634K	🇸🇷 1.5×
GDP	$3.2B	$4.4B	🇸🇷 1.4×
GDP per capita	$7,681	$6,962	🇧🇿 1.1×
Land area	22,806 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 6.8×
Coastline	386 km	386 km	—