Military Strength: Bolivia vs Dominican Republic

Bolivia (ranked #93 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Dominican Republic (#100) on the ARMS Index. Bolivia fields 71,000 active troops vs 71,000 for Dominican Republic, backed by 37,100 paramilitary. Bolivia allocates $0.7B to defense compared to $1.0B for Dominican Republic.

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BoliviaWorld #93 22.7

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Bolivia leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

Dominican RepublicWorld #100 20.7

58.871K active troops Manpower15 % 61.471K active troops
40.454 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 21.65 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
28.24 combat aircraft Air power25 % 31.38 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
30.2$659M budget Defense budget10 % 33.3$994M budget

Bolivia Dominican Republic Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.95 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bolivia	Dominican Republic	Ratio
Defense budget	$659M	$994M	🇩🇴 1.5×
– share of GDP	1.2%	0.8%	🇧🇴 1.5×
Active personnel	71,000	71,000	—
Combat aircraft	4	8	🇩🇴 2.0×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	54	5	🇧🇴 11×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	37,100	15,000	🇧🇴 2.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	70	77	🇩🇴 1.1×
– helicopters	28	36	🇩🇴 1.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$53	$87	🇩🇴 1.6×
Population	12.4M	11.4M	🇧🇴 1.1×
GDP	$55B	$124B	🇩🇴 2.3×
GDP per capita	$4,421	$10,876	🇩🇴 2.5×
Land area	1,083,301 km²	48,320 km²	🇧🇴 22×
Coastline	0 km	1,288 km	🇩🇴