Military Strength: Bolivia vs Guatemala

Bolivia (ranked #93 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guatemala (#109) on the ARMS Index. Bolivia fields 71,000 active troops vs 43,000 for Guatemala, backed by 37,100 paramilitary. Bolivia allocates $0.7B to defense compared to $0.5B for Guatemala.

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BoliviaWorld #93 22.7

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Bolivia leads on 3 of 6 pillars

GuatemalaWorld #109 18.6

58.871K active troops Manpower15 % 60.943K active troops
40.454 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 21.65 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
28.14 combat aircraft Air power25 % 22.43 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
30.2$659M budget Defense budget10 % 27.4$453M budget

Bolivia Guatemala Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.95 vs ×0.97 · Methodology

Key figures

	Bolivia	Guatemala	Ratio
Defense budget	$659M	$453M	🇧🇴 1.5×
– share of GDP	1.2%	0.4%	🇧🇴 3.0×
Active personnel	71,000	43,000	🇧🇴 1.7×
Combat aircraft	4	3	🇧🇴 1.3×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	54	5	🇧🇴 11×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	63,850	🇬🇹
Paramilitary forces	37,100	25,000	🇧🇴 1.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	70	37	🇧🇴 1.9×
– helicopters	28	20	🇧🇴 1.4×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$53	$25	🇧🇴 2.2×
Population	12.4M	18.4M	🇬🇹 1.5×
GDP	$55B	$113B	🇬🇹 2.1×
GDP per capita	$4,421	$6,150	🇬🇹 1.4×
Land area	1,083,301 km²	107,159 km²	🇧🇴 10×
Coastline	0 km	400 km	🇬🇹