Military Strength: Cuba vs Dominican Republic
Overview
Cuba (ranked #78 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Dominican Republic (#103) on the Global Military Index. Cuba fields 76,000 active troops vs 71,000 for Dominican Republic, backed by 39,000 reserves and 1,146,500 paramilitary. Dominican Republic's $1.0B defense budget is 7.7x that of Cuba ($0.1B).
In the air, Cuba operates 20 aircraft vs 77 for Dominican Republic.
Cuba operates a 33-ship naval fleet; Dominican Republic has no navy. On the ground, Cuba deploys 113 main battle tanks vs 5 for Dominican Republic.
Neither Cuba nor Dominican Republic possesses nuclear weapons.
🇨🇺 Cuba Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 79.4 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 412450 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Forces (20%) | 67.4 | Tanks, armor & artillery, weighted by type — 113 main battle tanks |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 27.5 | Weighted by ship type: carrier tiers, nuclear vs conventional submarines... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 16.3 | Weighted by aircraft type and fleet age: combat, bombers, drones... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 19.0 | $0.1B annual military spending, purchasing-power adjusted |
| 🎯 Readiness (modifier) | ×0.82 | Budget per soldier — proxy for training, maintenance & technology |
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 61.4 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 60550 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Forces (20%) | 21.6 | Tanks, armor & artillery, weighted by type — 5 main battle tanks |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 0.0 | Weighted by ship type: carrier tiers, nuclear vs conventional submarines... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 24.6 | Weighted by aircraft type and fleet age: combat, bombers, drones... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 33.3 | $1.0B annual military spending, purchasing-power adjusted |
| 🎯 Readiness (modifier) | ×0.95 | Budget per soldier — proxy for training, maintenance & technology |
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