Military Strength: Ireland vs Latvia

Ireland (ranked #112 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Latvia (#139) on the ARMS Index. Ireland fields 9,000 active troops vs 9,000 for Latvia, backed by 4,050 reserves. Ireland allocates $1.2B to defense compared to $1.6B for Latvia.

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IrelandWorld #112 18.0

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Ireland leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

LatviaWorld #139 12.9

47.39,000 active troops Manpower15 % 48.99,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
17.132 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
21.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 9.50 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
34.9$1.2B budget Defense budget10 % 37.1$1.6B budget

Ireland Latvia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.08 vs ×1.13 · Methodology

Key figures

	Ireland	Latvia	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.2B	$1.6B	🇱🇻 1.3×
– share of GDP	0.2%	3.7%	🇱🇻 18×
Active personnel	9,000	9,000	—
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	15,900	🇱🇻 3.9×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	27	7	🇮🇪 3.9×
– helicopters	10	3	🇮🇪 3.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$226	$866	🇱🇻 3.8×
Population	5.4M	1.9M	🇮🇪 2.9×
GDP	$609B	$44B	🇮🇪 14×
GDP per capita	$112,895	$23,409	🇮🇪 4.8×
Land area	68,883 km²	62,249 km²	🇮🇪 1.1×
Coastline	1,448 km	498 km	🇮🇪 2.9×