Countries With No Army: The 23 That Chose Zero

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · May 30, 2026 · 34m

Most people can name maybe three countries without a military — but the real number is over twenty. From Costa Rica's constitutional ban to Iceland's NATO-backed coast guard, this episode explores how nations with zero soldiers actually function, why Japan's "no army" constitution coexists with 247,000 active troops, and what Ukraine's 1994 disarmament teaches us about the fragility of security guarantees. Then we pivot to the second question: at what point does a small military become notable? We break down the data on personnel, budgets, and capability to find the threshold where a force…