Military Strength: Brunei vs Nepal

Nepal (ranked #133 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Brunei (#136) on the ARMS Index. Nepal fields 112,000 active troops — 14:1 Brunei's 8,000, backed by 15,000 paramilitary. Brunei allocates $0.6B to defense compared to $0.4B for Nepal.

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BruneiWorld #136 13.2

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Nepal leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

NepalWorld #133 13.5

44.08,000 active troops Manpower15 % 66.0112K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
19.90 combat aircraft Air power25 % 19.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
29.0$560M budget Defense budget10 % 27.0$429M budget

Brunei Nepal Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.05 vs ×0.85 · Methodology

Key figures

	Brunei	Nepal	Ratio
Defense budget	$560M	$429M	🇧🇳 1.3×
– share of GDP	3.7%	1.0%	🇧🇳 3.7×
Active personnel	8,000	112,000	🇳🇵 14×
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)	26	22	🇧🇳 1.2×
– helicopters	19	15	🇧🇳 1.3×
Budget share of govt spending	12.2%	—	🇧🇳
Budget per capita	$1,216	$14	🇧🇳 84×
Population	462K	29.7M	🇳🇵 64×
GDP	$15B	$43B	🇳🇵 2.8×
GDP per capita	$33,153	$1,447	🇧🇳 23×
Land area	5,265 km²	143,686 km²	🇳🇵 27×
Coastline	161 km	0 km	🇧🇳