Military Strength: Barbados vs Haiti

Haiti (ranked #165 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Barbados (#167) on the ARMS Index. Barbados fields 1,000 active troops vs 1,000 for Haiti, backed by 430 reserves. Barbados allocates $0.05B to defense compared to $0.04B for Haiti.

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BarbadosWorld #167 5.1

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Haiti leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

HaitiWorld #165 5.2

27.81,000 active troops Manpower15 % 30.91,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
13.8$52M budget Defense budget10 % 12.2$39M budget

Barbados Haiti Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×1.03 · Methodology

Key figures

	Barbados	Haiti	Ratio
Defense budget	$52M	$39M	🇧🇧 1.3×
– share of GDP	0.7%	0.1%	🇧🇧 5.8×
Active personnel	1,000	1,000	—
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	430	0	🇧🇧
Paramilitary forces	0	2,000	🇭🇹
Military aircraft (all types)	0	0	—
– helicopters	0	0	—
Budget share of govt spending	—	2.4%	🇭🇹
Budget per capita	$186	$3	🇧🇧 56×
Population	282K	11.8M	🇭🇹 42×
GDP	$7.5B	$25B	🇭🇹 3.4×
GDP per capita	$26,545	$2,143	🇧🇧 12×
Land area	431 km²	27,560 km²	🇭🇹 64×
Coastline	97 km	1,771 km	🇭🇹 18×