Military Strength: Latvia vs Malta

Latvia (ranked #133 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Malta (#148) on the ATLAS Index. Latvia fields 6,210 active troops — 3.2:1 Malta's 1,950, backed by 15,900 reserves. Latvia's $1.6B defense budget is 13:1 that of Malta ($0.1B).

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LatviaWorld #133 9.6

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Latvia leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

MaltaWorld #148 6.8

26.86,210 active troops Manpower10 % 15.71,950 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 % 13.10 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
23.9$1.6B budget Defense budget15 % 12.7$125M budget

Latvia Malta 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	Malta	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.6B	$125M	🇱🇻 13×
– share of GDP	3.7%	0.5%	🇱🇻 7.4×
Active personnel	6,210	1,950	🇱🇻 3.2×
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	260	🇱🇻 61×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	7	7	—
– helicopters	3	3	—
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$875	$215	🇱🇻 4.1×
Population	1.8M	579K	🇱🇻 3.2×
GDP	$49B	$28B	🇱🇻 1.8×
GDP per capita	$26,312	$47,907	🇲🇹 1.8×
Land area	62,249 km²	316 km²	🇱🇻 197×
Coastline	498 km	252 km	🇱🇻 2.0×