Military Strength: Latvia vs North Macedonia

North Macedonia (ranked #114 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Latvia (#139) on the ARMS Index. Latvia fields 9,000 active troops vs 16,000 for North Macedonia, backed by 4,850 reserves and 5,000 paramilitary. Latvia's $1.6B defense budget is 4.8:1 that of North Macedonia ($0.3B).

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LatviaWorld #139 12.9

ARMS Index / 100

North Macedonia leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

North MacedoniaWorld #114 17.4

48.99,000 active troops Manpower15 % 47.516K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 32.020 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
9.50 combat aircraft Air power25 % 14.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
37.1$1.6B budget Defense budget10 % 25.4$339M budget

Latvia North Macedonia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.13 vs ×1.01 · Methodology

Key figures

	Latvia	North Macedonia	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.6B	$339M	🇱🇻 4.8×
– share of GDP	3.7%	2.0%	🇱🇻 1.8×
Active personnel	9,000	16,000	🇲🇰 1.8×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	20	🇲🇰
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	15,900	4,850	🇱🇻 3.3×
Paramilitary forces	0	5,000	🇲🇰
Military aircraft (all types)	7	20	🇲🇰 2.9×
– helicopters	3	14	🇲🇰 4.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$866	$186	🇱🇻 4.7×
Population	1.9M	1.8M	🇱🇻 ≈
GDP	$44B	$17B	🇱🇻 2.6×
GDP per capita	$23,409	$9,292	🇱🇻 2.5×
Land area	62,249 km²	25,433 km²	🇱🇻 2.4×
Coastline	498 km	0 km	🇱🇻