Military Strength: Latvia vs Moldova

Latvia (ranked #133 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Moldova (#138) on the ATLAS Index. Latvia fields 6,210 active troops vs 5,150 for Moldova, backed by 15,900 reserves. Latvia's $1.6B defense budget is 15:1 that of Moldova ($0.1B).

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LatviaWorld #133 9.6

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Latvia leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

MoldovaWorld #138 8.4

26.86,210 active troops Manpower10 % 32.05,150 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
12.70 combat aircraft Air power25 % 11.30 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
23.9$1.6B budget Defense budget15 % 15.0$109M budget

Latvia Moldova 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

	Latvia	Moldova	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.6B	$109M	🇱🇻 15×
– share of GDP	3.7%	0.6%	🇱🇻 6.2×
Active personnel	6,210	5,150	🇱🇻 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	15,900	58,000	🇲🇩 3.6×
Paramilitary forces	0	2,000	🇲🇩
Military aircraft (all types)	7	3	🇱🇻 2.3×
– helicopters	3	0	🇱🇻
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$875	$46	🇱🇻 19×
Population	1.8M	2.4M	🇲🇩 1.3×
GDP	$49B	$20B	🇱🇻 2.4×
GDP per capita	$26,312	$8,622	🇱🇻 3.1×
Land area	62,249 km²	32,891 km²	🇱🇻 1.9×
Coastline	498 km	0 km	🇱🇻