Military Strength: Latvia vs Moldova

Latvia (ranked #139 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Moldova (#146) on the ARMS Index. Latvia fields 9,000 active troops vs 6,000 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 #139 12.9

ARMS Index / 100

Latvia leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

MoldovaWorld #146 10.1

48.99,000 active troops Manpower15 % 56.56,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
9.50 combat aircraft Air power25 % 6.60 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
37.1$1.6B budget Defense budget10 % 18.0$109M budget

Latvia Moldova Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.13 vs ×0.96 · Methodology

Key figures

	Latvia	Moldova	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.6B	$109M	🇱🇻 15×
– share of GDP	3.7%	0.6%	🇱🇻 6.2×
Active personnel	9,000	6,000	🇱🇻 1.5×
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	5	🇱🇻 1.4×
– helicopters	3	2	🇱🇻 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$866	$45	🇱🇻 19×
Population	1.9M	2.4M	🇲🇩 1.3×
GDP	$44B	$18B	🇱🇻 2.4×
GDP per capita	$23,409	$7,576	🇱🇻 3.1×
Land area	62,249 km²	32,891 km²	🇱🇻 1.9×
Coastline	498 km	0 km	🇱🇻