Military Strength: Brunei vs Nepal

Nepal (ranked #127 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Brunei (#140) on the ATLAS Index. Nepal fields 96,600 active troops — 13:1 Brunei's 7,200, backed by 15,000 paramilitary. Brunei allocates $0.6B to defense compared to $0.4B for Nepal.

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BruneiWorld #140 8.3

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Nepal leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

NepalWorld #127 10.2

22.07,200 active troops Manpower10 % 40.196K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.60 combat aircraft Air power25 % 15.50 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.7$560M budget Defense budget15 % 14.7$429M budget

Brunei Nepal 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

	Brunei	Nepal	Ratio
Defense budget	$560M	$429M	🇧🇳 1.3×
– share of GDP	3.7%	1.0%	🇧🇳 3.7×
Active personnel	7,200	96,600	🇳🇵 13×
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	700	0	🇧🇳
Paramilitary forces	500	15,000	🇳🇵 30×
Military aircraft (all types)	33	20	🇧🇳 1.6×
– helicopters	19	13	🇧🇳 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	12.2%	—	🇧🇳
Budget per capita	$1,216	$14	🇧🇳 84×
Population	466K	29.6M	🇳🇵 64×
GDP	$15B	$45B	🇳🇵 3.0×
GDP per capita	$32,235	$1,536	🇧🇳 21×
Land area	5,265 km²	143,686 km²	🇳🇵 27×
Coastline	161 km	0 km	🇧🇳