Military Strength: Fiji vs Suriname

Fiji (ranked #159 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Suriname (#162) on the ATLAS Index. Fiji fields 4,000 active troops — 2.0:1 Suriname's 2,000, backed by 6,000 reserves. Fiji allocates $0.08B to defense.

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FijiWorld #159 3.5

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Fiji leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #162 3.1

20.24,000 active troops Manpower10 % 15.62,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 6.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
9.8$84M budget Defense budget15 % 0.0$0 budget

Fiji Suriname 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

	Fiji	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$84M	—	🇫🇯
– share of GDP	1.4%	—	🇫🇯
Active personnel	4,000	2,000	🇫🇯 2.0×
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	6,000	0	🇫🇯
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	0	3	🇸🇷
– helicopters	0	3	🇸🇷
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$90	—	🇫🇯
Population	928K	634K	🇫🇯 1.5×
GDP	$6B	$4.4B	🇫🇯 1.4×
GDP per capita	$6,426	$6,962	🇸🇷 1.1×
Land area	18,274 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 8.5×
Coastline	1,129 km	386 km	🇫🇯 2.9×