Military Strength: Estonia vs Lithuania

Lithuania (ranked #87 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Estonia (#108) on the ATLAS Index. Lithuania fields 37,000 active troops — 5.3:1 Estonia's 7,000, backed by 28,000 reserves and 18,400 paramilitary. Lithuania's $3.4B defense budget is 2.3:1 that of Estonia ($1.5B).

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EstoniaWorld #108 13.4

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Lithuania leads on 4 of 6 pillars

LithuaniaWorld #87 17.5

32.87,000 active troops Manpower10 % 34.337K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 29.20 battle tanks
20.08 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
10.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 14.60 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
22.0$1.5B budget Defense budget15 % 29.2$3.4B budget

Estonia Lithuania 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

	Estonia	Lithuania	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.5B	$3.4B	🇱🇹 2.3×
– share of GDP	3.4%	4.0%	🇱🇹 1.2×
Active personnel	7,000	37,000	🇱🇹 5.3×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	8	0	🇪🇪
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	41,200	28,000	🇪🇪 1.5×
Paramilitary forces	18,000	18,400	🇱🇹 ≈
Military aircraft (all types)	5	11	🇱🇹 2.2×
– helicopters	0	6	🇱🇹
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$1,069	$1,175	🇱🇹 1.1×
Population	1.4M	2.9M	🇱🇹 2.1×
GDP	$43B	$85B	🇱🇹 2.0×
GDP per capita	$31,428	$29,384	🇪🇪 1.1×
Land area	42,388 km²	62,680 km²	🇱🇹 1.5×
Coastline	3,794 km	90 km	🇪🇪 42×