Military Strength: Nepal vs Timor-Leste

Nepal (ranked #133 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Timor-Leste (#163) on the ARMS Index. Nepal fields 112,000 active troops — 56:1 Timor-Leste's 2,000, backed by 15,000 paramilitary. Nepal's $0.4B defense budget is 9.2:1 that of Timor-Leste ($0.05B).

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NepalWorld #133 13.5

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Nepal leads on 3 of 6 pillars

Timor-LesteWorld #163 5.5

66.0112K active troops Manpower15 % 34.92,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
19.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.0$429M budget Defense budget10 % 13.1$47M budget

Nepal Timor-Leste Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.85 vs ×0.96 · Methodology

Key figures

	Nepal	Timor-Leste	Ratio
Defense budget	$429M	$47M	🇳🇵 9.2×
– share of GDP	1.0%	2.5%	🇹🇱 2.5×
Active personnel	112,000	2,000	🇳🇵 56×
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	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	15,000	0	🇳🇵
Military aircraft (all types)	22	0	🇳🇵
– helicopters	15	0	🇳🇵
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$14	$33	🇹🇱 2.3×
Population	29.7M	1.4M	🇳🇵 21×
GDP	$43B	$1.9B	🇳🇵 23×
GDP per capita	$1,447	$1,332	🇳🇵 1.1×
Land area	143,686 km²	14,919 km²	🇳🇵 9.6×
Coastline	0 km	706 km	🇹🇱