Military Strength: Bhutan vs Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste (ranked #163 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Bhutan (#175) on the ARMS Index. Bhutan fields 6,000 active troops — 3.0:1 Timor-Leste's 2,000. Timor-Leste allocates $0.05B to defense.

ARMS (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

BhutanWorld #175 0.9

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Timor-Leste leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

Timor-LesteWorld #163 5.5

0.06,000 active troops Manpower15 % 34.92,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
4.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
0.0$0 budget Defense budget10 % 13.1$47M budget

Bhutan Timor-Leste Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.00 vs ×0.96 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bhutan	Timor-Leste	Ratio
Defense budget	—	$47M	🇹🇱
– share of GDP	—	2.5%	🇹🇱
Active personnel	6,000	2,000	🇧🇹 3.0×
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	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	2	0	🇧🇹
– helicopters	2	0	🇧🇹
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	—	$33	🇹🇱
Population	791K	1.4M	🇹🇱 1.8×
GDP	$3B	$1.9B	🇧🇹 1.6×
GDP per capita	$3,806	$1,332	🇧🇹 2.9×
Land area	38,394 km²	14,919 km²	🇧🇹 2.6×
Coastline	0 km	706 km	🇹🇱