Military Strength: Cyprus vs Ireland

Cyprus (ranked #87 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Ireland (#112) on the ARMS Index. Cyprus fields 13,000 active troops vs 9,000 for Ireland, backed by 60,000 reserves. Cyprus allocates $0.6B to defense compared to $1.2B for Ireland.

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CyprusWorld #87 24.7

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Cyprus leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

IrelandWorld #112 18.0

58.713K active troops Manpower15 % 47.39,000 active troops
48.7134 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
9.211 warships Naval power20 % 17.132 warships
18.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
29.9$640M budget Defense budget10 % 34.9$1.2B budget

Cyprus Ireland Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.01 vs ×1.08 · Methodology

Key figures

	Cyprus	Ireland	Ratio
Defense budget	$640M	$1.2B	🇮🇪 1.9×
– share of GDP	1.7%	0.2%	🇨🇾 8.5×
Active personnel	13,000	9,000	🇨🇾 1.4×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	11	32	🇮🇪 2.9×
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	134	0	🇨🇾
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	60,000	4,050	🇨🇾 15×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	13	27	🇮🇪 2.1×
– helicopters	13	10	🇨🇾 1.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$471	$226	🇨🇾 2.1×
Population	1.4M	5.4M	🇮🇪 4.0×
GDP	$38B	$609B	🇮🇪 16×
GDP per capita	$27,707	$112,895	🇮🇪 4.1×
Land area	9,241 km²	68,883 km²	🇮🇪 7.5×
Coastline	648 km	1,448 km	🇮🇪 2.2×