Military Strength: Kyrgyzstan vs Cambodia

Cambodia (ranked #83 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Kyrgyzstan (#99) on the ARMS Index. Cambodia fields 191,000 active troops — 9.1:1 Kyrgyzstan's 21,000, backed by 67,000 paramilitary. Kyrgyzstan allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.7B for Cambodia.

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KyrgyzstanWorld #99 20.9

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Cambodia leads on 5 of 6 pillars

CambodiaWorld #83 26.1

48.721K active troops Manpower15 % 69.3191K active troops
53.2215 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 60.3644 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 15.521 warships
11.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 20.50 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
28.5$524M budget Defense budget10 % 30.6$695M budget

Kyrgyzstan Cambodia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.02 vs ×0.87 · Methodology

Key figures

	Kyrgyzstan	Cambodia	Ratio
Defense budget	$524M	$695M	🇰🇭 1.3×
– share of GDP	3.0%	1.5%	🇰🇬 2.0×
Active personnel	21,000	191,000	🇰🇭 9.1×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	21	🇰🇭
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	215	644	🇰🇭 3.0×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	9,500	67,000	🇰🇭 7.1×
Military aircraft (all types)	9	25	🇰🇭 2.8×
– helicopters	7	21	🇰🇭 3.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$73	$39	🇰🇬 1.8×
Population	7.2M	17.6M	🇰🇭 2.4×
GDP	$17B	$46B	🇰🇭 2.7×
GDP per capita	$2,420	$2,628	🇰🇭 1.1×
Land area	191,801 km²	176,515 km²	🇰🇬 1.1×
Coastline	0 km	443 km	🇰🇭