Military Strength: North Macedonia vs Serbia
Overview
Serbia (ranked #73 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than North Macedonia (#118) on the Global Military Index. Serbia fields 32,000 active troops — 2.0x North Macedonia's 16,000, backed by 50,150 reserves and 3,000 paramilitary. Serbia's $2B defense budget is 6.6x that of North Macedonia ($0.3B).
In the air, North Macedonia operates 20 aircraft including 0 combat jets, while Serbia fields 132 with 32 fighters.
On the ground, North Macedonia deploys 20 main battle tanks vs 262 for Serbia.
Neither North Macedonia nor Serbia possesses nuclear weapons.
🇲🇰 North Macedonia Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 58.2 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 11925 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 29.4 | Main battle tanks: 20 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 0.0 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 30.2 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 38.9 | $0.3B annual military spending |
🇷🇸 Serbia Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 67.6 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 54125 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 53.8 | Main battle tanks: 262 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 0.0 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 48.6 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 51.6 | $2.3B annual military spending |
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