Military Strength: Ireland vs Lithuania

Lithuania (ranked #88 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Ireland (#112) on the ARMS Index. Lithuania fields 37,000 active troops — 4.1:1 Ireland's 9,000, backed by 28,000 reserves and 18,400 paramilitary. Lithuania's $3.4B defense budget is 2.8:1 that of Ireland ($1.2B).

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IrelandWorld #112 18.0

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Lithuania leads on 3 of 6 pillars

LithuaniaWorld #88 24.6

47.39,000 active troops Manpower15 % 57.637K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.80 battle tanks
17.132 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
21.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 14.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
34.9$1.2B budget Defense budget10 % 43.2$3.4B budget

Ireland Lithuania Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.08 vs ×1.10 · Methodology

Key figures

	Ireland	Lithuania	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.2B	$3.4B	🇱🇹 2.8×
– share of GDP	0.2%	4.0%	🇱🇹 20×
Active personnel	9,000	37,000	🇱🇹 4.1×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	32	0	🇮🇪
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	4,050	28,000	🇱🇹 6.9×
Paramilitary forces	0	18,400	🇱🇹
Military aircraft (all types)	27	11	🇮🇪 2.5×
– helicopters	10	6	🇮🇪 1.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$226	$1,175	🇱🇹 5.2×
Population	5.4M	2.9M	🇮🇪 1.9×
GDP	$609B	$85B	🇮🇪 7.2×
GDP per capita	$112,895	$29,384	🇮🇪 3.8×
Land area	68,883 km²	62,680 km²	🇮🇪 1.1×
Coastline	1,448 km	90 km	🇮🇪 16×