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Military Stats: compare key data on Latvia & Lithuania

Definitions

  • Active military personnel: Active military personnel.
  • Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
  • Budget: Annual defense budget in billion USD.
  • Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
  • Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
  • Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Personnel > Per capita: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
  • WMD > Nuclear: A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of nuclear weapons
  • War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Personnel: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
  • Active military personnel per thousand people: Active military personnel. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Military expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • NATO > NATO reserves provided: Reserve personnel.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Expenditures > Dollar figure: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies
  • Armed forces personnel per 1000: Total armed forces (2000). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
  • Personnel per 1000: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Army > Mortars: Mortar.
  • Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations: Troops prepared for deployed operations.
  • Army > Troops prepared for deployed and sustained operation: Troops prepared for deployed and sustained operation.
  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • Army > Towed artillery units: Towed artillery.
  • Imports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Defence spending > Percent of GDP: Defense expenditure as percentage of GDP. Figures are for the year 2010.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • WMD > Biological: A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of biological weapons of mass destruction
  • Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product
  • Army > Troops prepared for deployed and sustained operation per million people: Troops prepared for deployed and sustained operation. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Active Ground Forces > Total: Total ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures include active personnel, reserve forces as well as paramilitary forces.
  • WMD > Overview: An overview of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of weapons of mass destruction
  • WMD > Chemical: A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of chemical weapons of mass destruction
  • Army > Armoured vehicles: Armoured vehicle.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Exports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Military spending (euros): Military expenditure (€).
  • Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations per million people: Troops prepared for deployed operations. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Conventional arms imports: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).
  • Manpower > Military age: The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Active Ground Forces > Total per 1000: Total ground forces of European Union member states in 2008. Figures include active personnel, reserve forces as well as paramilitary forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Conventional arms imports per capita: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Spending of GDP: Of GDP.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Military expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Expenditure > % of central government expenditure: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Navy > Anti-mine ships: Anti-mine ship.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Conventional arms imports, % of GDP: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population."
  • Active Ground Forces > Active troops/thousand citizens: Active personnel in ground forces per thousand citizens of European Union member states in 2008. Figures do not include personnel in navy and air force.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
STAT Latvia Lithuania HISTORY
Active military personnel 4,832
Ranked 23th.
7,987
Ranked 21st. 65% more than Latvia
Armed forces personnel 5,000
Ranked 127th.
13,000
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Latvia
Armed forces personnel > Total 16,000
Ranked 109th.
24,000
Ranked 88th. 50% more than Latvia

Budget 0.29 US$ BN
Ranked 44th.
0.65 US$ BN
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Latvia
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.2%
Ranked 119th.
1.9%
Ranked 76th. 58% more than Latvia

Global Peace Index 1.77
Ranked 121st.
1.78
Ranked 120th. 1% more than Latvia

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Military branches National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki), Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Land Forces (Sausumos Pajegos), Naval Forces (Karines Juru Pajegos), Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos)
Military expenditures 1.1% of GDP
Ranked 30th. 22% more than Lithuania
0.9% of GDP
Ranked 4th.
Military service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription; under current law, every citizen is entitled to serve in the armed forces for life 18 years of age for voluntary military service; service obligation 1 year; Lithuania converted to a professional military in the fall of 2008, although the decision continues under judicial review
Paramilitary personnel 0.0
Ranked 118th.
14,600
Ranked 47th.
Personnel > Per capita 2.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
8.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Latvia

Service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2007; under current law, every citizen is entitled to serve in the armed forces for life 19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for volunteers; 12-month conscript service obligation
WMD > Nuclear The Latvian Institute of Nuclear Physics at Salaspils, located 20 miles from Riga, houses a 5MW research reactor and a zero power reactor. On 25 May 2005, 2.5kg of fresh HEU fuel were removed from the Salaspils reactor and returned to Russia. The timeline for removing the spent fuel stored at Salaspils is less certain, however. Latvia is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and party to both the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). In addition, Riga has signed an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Lithuania has only one nuclear facility: the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. The plant is highly important to the country, as it provides about 75 percent of Lithuania's energy. It has also been the subject of much controversy, as the EU is concerned that Ignalina's Soviet-built RBMK reactors, similar to those at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, are unsafe. Unit 1 at Ignalina was shut down in December 2004. The second and final reactor, Unit 2, will be shut down in December 2009. Lithuania is party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), has an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 65th.
0.0
Ranked 120th.

Personnel 5,000
Ranked 141st.
29,000
Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Latvia

Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $36.94
Ranked 15th.
$66.30
Ranked 11th. 79% more than Latvia
Branches National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Ground Forces, Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Border Guard, Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) Ground Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces
Active military personnel per thousand people 2.39
Ranked 19th.
2.68
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Latvia
Military expenditure > Current LCU 344 million
Ranked 105th.
1.6 billion
Ranked 86th. 5 times more than Latvia

Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 10,482
Ranked 151st.
20,425
Ranked 142nd. 95% more than Latvia

NATO > NATO reserves provided 11,000
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Lithuania
4,260
Ranked 22nd.
Expenditures > Dollar figure $87.00 million
Ranked 17th.
$230.80 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Latvia
Armed forces personnel per 1000 2.11
Ranked 111th.
3.71
Ranked 85th. 76% more than Latvia
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 14,506
Ranked 149th.
25,907
Ranked 139th. 79% more than Latvia

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Personnel per 1000 2.17
Ranked 124th.
8.49
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Latvia

Expenditure > Current LCU 153330000 1280000000
Army > Mortars 64
Ranked 22nd.
142
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Latvia
Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations 733
Ranked 19th.
1,280
Ranked 17th. 75% more than Latvia
Army > Troops prepared for deployed and sustained operation 212
Ranked 17th.
413
Ranked 16th. 95% more than Latvia
Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists (ECCO). <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists.
Army > Towed artillery units 10
Ranked 18th.
64
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Latvia
Imports > USD 44 million
Ranked 51st. 69% more than Lithuania
26 million
Ranked 57th.

Defence spending > Percent of GDP 1.6%
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Lithuania
1.12%
Ranked 23th.
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 7 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 72nd.
9 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 68th. 29% more than Latvia

NATO > Current members > Date 29 March 2004 29 March 2004
WMD > Biological Latvia acceded to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention in February 1997 and joined the Australia Group in June 2004. There is no evidence to suggest that Riga possesses or is developing biological weapons. Lithuania acceded to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention in October 1998 and joined the Australia Group in June 2004. There is no evidence to suggest that Vilnius possesses or is developing biological weapons.
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.1% of GDP
Ranked 55th. 22% more than Lithuania
0.9% of GDP
Ranked 3rd.

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $10.47 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 17th.
$19.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 13th. 81% more than Latvia
Army > Troops prepared for deployed and sustained operation per million people 104.67
Ranked 17th.
138.33
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Latvia
Active Ground Forces > Total 422,790
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Lithuania
337,100
Ranked 11th.
WMD > Overview Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, Latvia regained its independence in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. Latvia has since joined relevant international treaties, regimes, and organizations, including both NATO and the European Union in the spring of 2004. Latvia does not possess or produce nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, a proclamation not recognized by Moscow until September 1991. Since 1991, Vilnius has joined international treaties, regimes, and organizations, including both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. Lithuania does not possess or produce nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.
WMD > Chemical Latvia is a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention and joined the Australia Group in June 2004. There is no evidence that Riga possesses or seeks to develop chemical weapons. Lithuania is a member of the Chemical Weapons Convention and joined the Australia Group in June 2004. There is no evidence that Vilnius possesses or seeks to develop chemical weapons.
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 None None
Army > Armoured vehicles 70
Ranked 27th.
240
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Latvia
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 8 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Lithuania
3 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 38th.
Exports > USD 8 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Lithuania
3 million
Ranked 37th.
ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2010-12-14 189
Ranked 26th.
219
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Latvia
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 5.18
Ranked 207th.
6.84
Ranked 164th. 32% more than Latvia

Military spending (euros) \u20ac210,000,000 \u20ac252,000,000
Army > Troops prepared for deployed operations per million people 361.89
Ranked 16th.
428.74
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Latvia
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $36.88 per capita
Ranked 15th.
$66.30 per capita
Ranked 11th. 80% more than Latvia
Defence spending > 2008[46] 2,009
Ranked 16th. The same as Lithuania
2,009
Ranked 22nd.
Conventional arms imports $14.00 million
Ranked 65th.
$31.00 million
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Latvia
Manpower > Availability > Males 568,683
Ranked 138th.
915,187
Ranked 128th. 61% more than Latvia

Manpower > Military age 18 years of age 18 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 07 OCT 1996
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 19,137
Ranked 114th.
29,689
Ranked 106th. 55% more than Latvia
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 10,482
Ranked 151st.
20,425
Ranked 142nd. 95% more than Latvia
NATO join date 3/29/2004 3/29/2004
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 540810 875780
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 3.04 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Lithuania
2.64 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 42nd.

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 3,139.72 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Lithuania
864.78 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 31st.
Active Ground Forces > Total per 1000 186.57
Ranked 1st. 86% more than Lithuania
100.38
Ranked 3rd.
Manpower > Availability > Females 565,826
Ranked 129th.
906,097
Ranked 118th. 60% more than Latvia

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 412,849
Ranked 137th.
678,434
Ranked 128th. 64% more than Latvia

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 592,562
Ranked 138th.
937,055
Ranked 124th. 58% more than Latvia

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 3.04 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Lithuania
2.64 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 42nd.

Conventional arms imports per capita $5.26
Ranked 38th.
$8.38
Ranked 26th. 59% more than Latvia
Spending of GDP 1.04%
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Lithuania
0.82%
Ranked 23th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 4.4
Ranked 219th.
5.94
Ranked 180th. 35% more than Latvia
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 9,858
Ranked 152nd.
19,527
Ranked 143th. 98% more than Latvia
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 468,827
Ranked 128th.
749,483
Ranked 117th. 60% more than Latvia

ISAF troops in Afghanistan > 2009-12-09 175
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Lithuania
155
Ranked 25th.
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 257.58
Ranked 59th.
274.45
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Latvia

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 465,788
Ranked 131st.
735,536
Ranked 119th. 58% more than Latvia

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 8.41
Ranked 91st.
8.8
Ranked 84th. 5% more than Latvia
Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP 0.528 per $1,000
Ranked 37th.
0.685 per $1,000
Ranked 29th. 30% more than Latvia
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 3.17 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Lithuania
0.865 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 31st.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 202.47
Ranked 40th.
215.43
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Latvia

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 206.89
Ranked 61st.
223.19
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Latvia

Military expenditure > % of GDP 2.6%
Ranked 31st. 50% more than Lithuania
1.73%
Ranked 53th.

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 6.17
Ranked 170th.
7.37
Ranked 141st. 19% more than Latvia

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 250.95
Ranked 94th.
272.53
Ranked 41st. 9% more than Latvia

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 4.81
Ranked 217th.
5.81
Ranked 194th. 21% more than Latvia
Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 1.05%
Ranked 16th.
1.9%
Ranked 11th. 81% more than Latvia
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.202 per capita
Ranked 45th.
0.215 per capita
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Latvia

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 6.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 188th.
6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th. 11% more than Latvia

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.257 per capita
Ranked 84th.
0.274 per capita
Ranked 49th. 7% more than Latvia

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 6.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 189th.
7.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 164th. 12% more than Latvia

Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 5.83%
Ranked 30th.
6.37%
Ranked 26th. 9% more than Latvia

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 182.19
Ranked 123th.
202.03
Ranked 66th. 11% more than Latvia

Navy > Anti-mine ships 4
Ranked 5th. The same as Lithuania
4
Ranked 10th.
Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 249.69
Ranked 64th.
269.82
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Latvia

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 9,858
Ranked 152nd.
19,527
Ranked 143th. 98% more than Latvia
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 13,982
Ranked 149th.
24,735
Ranked 140th. 77% more than Latvia

Conventional arms imports, % of GDP 0.188%
Ranked 35th.
0.295%
Ranked 27th. 57% more than Latvia
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 1.32%
Ranked 46th.
1.49%
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Latvia

Active Ground Forces > Active troops/thousand citizens 2.48
Ranked 25th.
4.12
Ranked 13th. 66% more than Latvia
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 4.4
Ranked 217th.
5.94
Ranked 178th. 35% more than Latvia
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 9858 19527
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 10482 20425
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 20 NOV 2001 07 FEB 2000
Personnel > % of total labor force 0.46%
Ranked 124th.
1.79%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Latvia

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 6.4
Ranked 171st.
7.71
Ranked 143th. 21% more than Latvia

Expenditure > % of GDP 1.72%
Ranked 54th.
1.8%
Ranked 46th. 5% more than Latvia

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