Military Strength: Bahamas vs Guyana

Guyana (ranked #148 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Bahamas (#158) on the ARMS Index. Bahamas fields 2,000 active troops vs 3,000 for Guyana, backed by 670 reserves. Guyana's $0.2B defense budget is 2.0:1 that of Bahamas ($0.1B).

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BahamasWorld #158 6.7

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Guyana leads on 3 of 6 pillars

GuyanaWorld #148 9.9

30.92,000 active troops Manpower15 % 38.53,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
3.70 combat aircraft Air power25 % 12.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.1$111M budget Defense budget10 % 22.5$222M budget

Bahamas Guyana Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×1.04 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bahamas	Guyana	Ratio
Defense budget	$111M	$222M	🇬🇾 2.0×
– share of GDP	0.7%	0.9%	🇬🇾 1.3×
Active personnel	2,000	3,000	🇬🇾 1.5×
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	0	670	🇬🇾
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	2	11	🇬🇾 5.5×
– helicopters	0	3	🇬🇾
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$276	$267	🇧🇸 ≈
Population	401K	831K	🇬🇾 2.1×
GDP	$16B	$25B	🇬🇾 1.6×
GDP per capita	$39,455	$29,675	🇧🇸 1.3×
Land area	10,010 km²	196,849 km²	🇬🇾 20×
Coastline	3,542 km	459 km	🇧🇸 7.7×