Military Strength: Moldova vs Malta

Moldova (ranked #146 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Malta (#152) on the ARMS Index. Moldova fields 6,000 active troops — 3.0:1 Malta's 2,000, backed by 58,000 reserves and 2,000 paramilitary. Moldova allocates $0.1B to defense compared to $0.1B for Malta.

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MoldovaWorld #146 10.1

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Moldova leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

MaltaWorld #152 8.8

56.56,000 active troops Manpower15 % 34.22,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
6.60 combat aircraft Air power25 % 10.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.0$109M budget Defense budget10 % 18.8$125M budget

Moldova Malta Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×1.04 · Methodology

Key figures

	Moldova	Malta	Ratio
Defense budget	$109M	$125M	🇲🇹 1.1×
– share of GDP	0.6%	0.5%	🇲🇩 1.2×
Active personnel	6,000	2,000	🇲🇩 3.0×
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	58,000	260	🇲🇩 223×
Paramilitary forces	2,000	0	🇲🇩
Military aircraft (all types)	5	7	🇲🇹 1.4×
– helicopters	2	3	🇲🇹 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$45	$220	🇲🇹 4.8×
Population	2.4M	568K	🇲🇩 4.2×
GDP	$18B	$25B	🇲🇹 1.4×
GDP per capita	$7,576	$43,899	🇲🇹 5.8×
Land area	32,891 km²	316 km²	🇲🇩 104×
Coastline	0 km	252 km	🇲🇹