Military Strength: Barbados vs Guyana

Guyana (ranked #148 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Barbados (#167) on the ARMS Index. Guyana fields 3,000 active troops — 3.0:1 Barbados's 1,000, backed by 670 reserves. Guyana's $0.2B defense budget is 4.2:1 that of Barbados ($0.05B).

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BarbadosWorld #167 5.1

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Guyana leads on 3 of 6 pillars

GuyanaWorld #148 9.9

27.81,000 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
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 12.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
13.8$52M budget Defense budget10 % 22.5$222M budget

Barbados 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

	Barbados	Guyana	Ratio
Defense budget	$52M	$222M	🇬🇾 4.2×
– share of GDP	0.7%	0.9%	🇬🇾 1.3×
Active personnel	1,000	3,000	🇬🇾 3.0×
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	430	670	🇬🇾 1.6×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	0	11	🇬🇾
– helicopters	0	3	🇬🇾
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$186	$267	🇬🇾 1.4×
Population	282K	831K	🇬🇾 2.9×
GDP	$7.5B	$25B	🇬🇾 3.3×
GDP per capita	$26,545	$29,675	🇬🇾 1.1×
Land area	431 km²	196,849 km²	🇬🇾 457×
Coastline	97 km	459 km	🇬🇾 4.7×