Military Strength: Antigua and Barbuda vs Jamaica

Jamaica (ranked #137 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Antigua and Barbuda (#159) on the ATLAS Index. Jamaica fields 3,950 active troops — 16:1 Antigua and Barbuda's 240, backed by 2,580 reserves. Jamaica allocates $0.3B to defense.

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Antigua and BarbudaWorld #159 3.5

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Jamaica leads on 3 of 6 pillars

JamaicaWorld #137 8.6

9.7240 active troops Manpower10 % 20.23,950 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
9.80 combat aircraft Air power25 % 16.30 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
0.0$0 budget Defense budget15 % 16.1$308M budget

Antigua and Barbuda Jamaica Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Antigua and Barbuda	Jamaica	Ratio
Defense budget	—	$308M	🇯🇲
– share of GDP	—	1.4%	🇯🇲
Active personnel	240	3,950	🇯🇲 16×
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	75	2,580	🇯🇲 34×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	2	18	🇯🇲 9.0×
– helicopters	0	15	🇯🇲
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	—	$109	🇯🇲
Population	94K	2.8M	🇯🇲 30×
GDP	$2.3B	$23B	🇯🇲 9.7×
GDP per capita	$24,819	$8,003	🇦🇬 3.1×
Land area	442 km²	10,831 km²	🇯🇲 25×
Coastline	153 km	1,022 km	🇯🇲 6.7×