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Countries Without a Military
Countries Without a Military: compare 36 countries on 1 metric.
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36 countries
Andorra | Defense is the responsibility of France and Spain |
Aruba | Defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Cayman Islands | Defense is the responsibility of the UK |
Cook Islands | Defense is the responsibility of Australia |
Costa Rica | Military abolished in 1948. Specialized police units are trained by U.S and Colombia |
Dominica | Military disbanded in 1981. Member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) |
Falkland Islands | Defense is the responsibility of the UK |
Faroe Islands | Defense is the responsibility of Denmark |
French Polynesia | Defense is the responsibility of France |
Greenland | Defense is the responsibility of Denmark |
Grenada | Military disbanded in 1983. Member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) |
Hong Kong | Defense is the responsibility of China |
Iceland | Defense is the responsibility of NATO (particularly U.S., Norway, Denmark) |
Kiribati | Constitution prohibits military. Defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ |
Liechtenstein | Army abolished in 1868. Assistance from Switzerland and Austria if needed. |
Macau | Defense is the responsibility of China |
Marshall Islands | Constitution prohibits military. Defense is the responsibility of the US |
Mauritius | Military dissolved in 1968, but has small paramilitary Special Mobile Force. Primary security partner is India |
Micronesia | No military formed at founding. Defense is the responsibility of the US |
Monaco | Defense is the responsibility of France |
Montserrat | Defense is the responsibility of the UK |
Nauru | Defense is the responsibility of Australia |
New Caledonia | Defense is the responsibility of France |
Niue | Defense is the responsibility of New Zealand |
Palau | No military formed at founding. Defense is the responsibility of United States until at least 2044 |
Panama | Military dissolved in 1990, abolished in 1994 constitution. Has limited paramiltary special units. |
Puerto Rico | Defense is the responsibility of the US |
Saint Lucia | Member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) |
Samoa | Defense is the responsibility of New Zealand |
San Marino | Defense is the responsibility of Italy |
Sint Maarten | Defense is the responsibility of the Netherlands |
Solomon Islands | Police trained and supported by Australia and New Zealand |
Tuvalu | No military formed at founding. Police supported by Australia |
Vanuatu | Small paramilitary force trained and supported by Australia, China, France, New Zealand, and US |
Vatican City | Internal security provided by Switzerland and police, would be defended by Italian military in wartime |
Quick answers
- Where does this countries without a military data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Military and Security Forces - CIA World Factbook; Military Notes - CIA World Factbook; Countries That Do Not Have a Standing Military; List of countries without armed forces - Wiki.



































