Military Strength: Haiti vs Suriname

Suriname (ranked #164 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Haiti (#165) on the ARMS Index. Suriname fields 2,000 active troops — 2.0:1 Haiti's 1,000. Haiti allocates $0.04B to defense.

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HaitiWorld #165 5.2

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Suriname leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #164 5.5

30.91,000 active troops Manpower15 % 33.32,000 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 % 5.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
12.2$39M budget Defense budget10 % 0.0$0 budget

Haiti Suriname Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.03 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Haiti	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$39M	—	🇭🇹
– share of GDP	0.1%	—	🇭🇹
Active personnel	1,000	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	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	2,000	0	🇭🇹
Military aircraft (all types)	0	3	🇸🇷
– helicopters	0	3	🇸🇷
Budget share of govt spending	2.4%	—	🇭🇹
Budget per capita	$3	—	🇭🇹
Population	11.8M	634K	🇭🇹 19×
GDP	$25B	$4.4B	🇭🇹 5.7×
GDP per capita	$2,143	$6,962	🇸🇷 3.2×
Land area	27,560 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 5.7×
Coastline	1,771 km	386 km	🇭🇹 4.6×