Military Strength: Belize vs Suriname

Belize (ranked #154 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Suriname (#161) on the ATLAS Index. Belize fields 1,500 active troops vs 1,840 for Suriname. Belize allocates $0.03B to defense.

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BelizeWorld #154 5.1

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Belize leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #161 3.1

15.21,500 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
9.50 combat aircraft Air power25 % 6.10 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
7.7$32M budget Defense budget15 % 0.0$0 budget

Belize 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

	Belize	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$32M	—	🇧🇿
– share of GDP	1.0%	—	🇧🇿
Active personnel	1,500	1,840	🇸🇷 1.2×
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	$76	—	🇧🇿
Population	422K	639K	🇸🇷 1.5×
GDP	$3.3B	$4.5B	🇸🇷 1.4×
GDP per capita	$7,865	$7,070	🇧🇿 1.1×
Land area	22,806 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 6.8×
Coastline	386 km	386 km	—