5 Weakest Militaries in Europe

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1. Luxembourg

GDP (2023): $89.1 billion

Defense Spending (2023): $662.5 million

Manpower: 1,000

Tanks: 0

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 180

Military Aircraft: 1

Naval Assets: 0

Overall Score: 2.55

Luxembourg is among the wealthiest countries in the world, but remains a weak link militarily due to the limited size of the country’s armed forces and defense industry. It is the weakest military in Europe and spent only 0.72% of its GDP on defense in 2023, which was the lowest for all NATO member states. Luxembourg’s military has only around 1,000 troops, who have no battle tanks, no naval assets, and only one military aircraft that is used for transport purposes.

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