Military Strength: Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados

Antigua and Barbuda (ranked #160 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Barbados (#167) on the ATLAS Index. Barbados fields 1,000 active troops — 5.6:1 Antigua and Barbuda's 180, backed by 430 reserves. Barbados allocates $0.05B to defense.

ATLAS (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

Antigua and BarbudaWorld #160 3.5

ATLAS Index / 100

Antigua and Barbuda leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

BarbadosWorld #167 2.5

9.7180 active troops Manpower10 % 12.11,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
9.90 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
0.0$0 budget Defense budget15 % 8.7$52M budget

Antigua and Barbuda Barbados 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

	Antigua and Barbuda	Barbados	Ratio
Defense budget	—	$52M	🇧🇧
– share of GDP	—	0.7%	🇧🇧
Active personnel	180	1,000	🇧🇧 5.6×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

Show full breakdown · 11 more rowsHide the 11 extra rows

Reserve troops	75	430	🇧🇧 5.7×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	2	0	🇦🇬
– helicopters	0	0	—
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	—	$186	🇧🇧
Population	93K	282K	🇧🇧 3.0×
GDP	$2.2B	$7.5B	🇧🇧 3.4×
GDP per capita	$23,542	$26,545	🇧🇧 1.1×
Land area	442 km²	431 km²	🇦🇬 ≈
Coastline	153 km	97 km	🇦🇬 1.6×