Military Strength: Bahamas vs Panama

Panama (ranked #132 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Bahamas (#158) on the ARMS Index. Panama fields 28,000 active troops — 14:1 Bahamas's 2,000, backed by 26,000 paramilitary. Panama's $1.0B defense budget is 8.6:1 that of Bahamas ($0.1B).

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BahamasWorld #158 6.7

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Panama leads on 3 of 6 pillars

PanamaWorld #132 13.7

30.92,000 active troops Manpower15 % 44.128K 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 % 22.90 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.1$111M budget Defense budget10 % 32.9$952M budget

Bahamas Panama Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bahamas	Panama	Ratio
Defense budget	$111M	$952M	🇵🇦 8.6×
– share of GDP	0.7%	1.1%	🇵🇦 1.6×
Active personnel	2,000	28,000	🇵🇦 14×
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	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	26,000	🇵🇦
Military aircraft (all types)	2	40	🇵🇦 20×
– helicopters	0	25	🇵🇦
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$276	$211	🇧🇸 1.3×
Population	401K	4.5M	🇵🇦 11×
GDP	$16B	$87B	🇵🇦 5.5×
GDP per capita	$39,455	$19,161	🇧🇸 2.1×
Land area	10,010 km²	74,340 km²	🇵🇦 7.4×
Coastline	3,542 km	2,490 km	🇧🇸 1.4×