Military Strength: Ireland vs Latvia

Ireland (ranked #99 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Latvia (#133) on the ATLAS Index. Ireland fields 9,500 active troops vs 6,210 for Latvia, backed by 4,050 reserves. Ireland allocates $1.2B to defense compared to $1.6B for Latvia.

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IrelandWorld #99 14.7

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Ireland leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

LatviaWorld #133 9.6

24.89,500 active troops Manpower10 % 26.86,210 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
24.224 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
17.30 combat aircraft Air power25 % 12.70 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
19.4$1.2B budget Defense budget15 % 23.9$1.6B budget

Ireland Latvia 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

	Ireland	Latvia	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.2B	$1.6B	🇱🇻 1.3×
– share of GDP	0.2%	3.7%	🇱🇻 18×
Active personnel	9,500	6,210	🇮🇪 1.5×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	24	0	🇮🇪
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	4,050	15,900	🇱🇻 3.9×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	26	7	🇮🇪 3.7×
– helicopters	10	3	🇮🇪 3.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$222	$875	🇱🇻 3.9×
Population	5.5M	1.8M	🇮🇪 3.0×
GDP	$722B	$49B	🇮🇪 15×
GDP per capita	$131,592	$26,312	🇮🇪 5.0×
Land area	68,883 km²	62,249 km²	🇮🇪 1.1×
Coastline	1,448 km	498 km	🇮🇪 2.9×