Military Strength: Cyprus vs Lithuania

Cyprus (ranked #87 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Lithuania (#88) on the ARMS Index. Lithuania fields 37,000 active troops — 2.8:1 Cyprus's 13,000, backed by 28,000 reserves and 18,400 paramilitary. Lithuania's $3.4B defense budget is 5.3:1 that of Cyprus ($0.6B).

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CyprusWorld #87 24.7

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Cyprus leads on 4 of 6 pillars

LithuaniaWorld #88 24.6

58.713K active troops Manpower15 % 57.637K active troops
48.7134 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.80 battle tanks
9.211 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
18.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 14.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
29.9$640M budget Defense budget10 % 43.2$3.4B budget

Cyprus Lithuania Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.01 vs ×1.10 · Methodology

Key figures

	Cyprus	Lithuania	Ratio
Defense budget	$640M	$3.4B	🇱🇹 5.3×
– share of GDP	1.7%	4.0%	🇱🇹 2.4×
Active personnel	13,000	37,000	🇱🇹 2.8×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	11	0	🇨🇾
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	134	0	🇨🇾
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	60,000	28,000	🇨🇾 2.1×
Paramilitary forces	0	18,400	🇱🇹
Military aircraft (all types)	13	11	🇨🇾 1.2×
– helicopters	13	6	🇨🇾 2.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$471	$1,175	🇱🇹 2.5×
Population	1.4M	2.9M	🇱🇹 2.1×
GDP	$38B	$85B	🇱🇹 2.3×
GDP per capita	$27,707	$29,384	🇱🇹 1.1×
Land area	9,241 km²	62,680 km²	🇱🇹 6.8×
Coastline	648 km	90 km	🇨🇾 7.2×