Military Strength: Sri Lanka vs Syria

Sri Lanka (ranked #65 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Syria (#73) on the ARMS Index. Sri Lanka fields 317,000 active troops vs 269,000 for Syria, backed by 5,500 reserves and 94,050 paramilitary. Sri Lanka allocates $1.5B to defense compared to $2.5B for Syria.

ARMS (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

Sri LankaWorld #65 32.8

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Sri Lanka leads on 3 of 6 pillars

SyriaWorld #73 29.8

76.1317K active troops Manpower15 % 70.8269K active troops
45.344 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 38.7365 battle tanks
48.9271 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
34.417 combat aircraft Air power25 % 54.5225 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
36.4$1.5B budget Defense budget10 % 40.6$2.5B budget

Sri Lanka Syria Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.87 vs ×0.94 · Methodology

Key figures

	Sri Lanka	Syria	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.5B	$2.5B	🇸🇾 1.7×
– share of GDP	1.5%	4.1%	🇸🇾 2.7×
Active personnel	317,000	269,000	🇱🇰 1.2×
Combat aircraft	17	225	🇸🇾 13×
Warships	271	0	🇱🇰
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	44	365	🇸🇾 8.3×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	5,500	0	🇱🇰
Paramilitary forces	94,050	0	🇱🇰
Military aircraft (all types)	99	414	🇸🇾 4.2×
– helicopters	62	153	🇸🇾 2.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	13.6%	🇸🇾
Budget per capita	$68	$110	🇸🇾 1.6×
Population	21.9M	24.7M	🇸🇾 1.1×
GDP	$99B	$24B	🇱🇰 4.2×
GDP per capita	$4,516	$957	🇱🇰 4.7×
Land area	62,732 km²	183,630 km²	🇸🇾 2.9×
Coastline	1,340 km	193 km	🇱🇰 6.9×