Military Strength: Barbados vs Suriname

Suriname (ranked #164 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Barbados (#167) on the ARMS Index. Suriname fields 2,000 active troops — 2.0:1 Barbados's 1,000. Barbados allocates $0.05B to defense.

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BarbadosWorld #167 5.1

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Suriname leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #164 5.5

27.81,000 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
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 5.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
13.8$52M budget Defense budget10 % 0.0$0 budget

Barbados Suriname Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Barbados	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$52M	—	🇧🇧
– share of GDP	0.7%	—	🇧🇧
Active personnel	1,000	2,000	🇸🇷 2.0×
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	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	0	3	🇸🇷
– helicopters	0	3	🇸🇷
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$186	—	🇧🇧
Population	282K	634K	🇸🇷 2.2×
GDP	$7.5B	$4.4B	🇧🇧 1.7×
GDP per capita	$26,545	$6,962	🇧🇧 3.8×
Land area	431 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 362×
Coastline	97 km	386 km	🇸🇷 4.0×