Military Strength: Cuba vs Guyana

Cuba (ranked #68 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guyana (#143) on the ATLAS Index. Cuba fields 49,000 active troops — 14:1 Guyana's 3,400, backed by 39,000 reserves and 1,146,500 paramilitary. Cuba allocates $0.1B to defense compared to $0.2B for Guyana.

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CubaWorld #68 23.1

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Cuba leads on 3 of 6 pillars

GuyanaWorld #143 7.4

57.049K active troops Manpower10 % 18.03,400 active troops
35.8400 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
25.515 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
12.90 combat aircraft Air power25 % 14.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
10.9$129M budget Defense budget15 % 12.5$222M budget

Cuba Guyana Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Cuba	Guyana	Ratio
Defense budget	$129M	$222M	🇬🇾 1.7×
– share of GDP	2.9%	0.9%	🇨🇺 3.2×
Active personnel	49,000	3,400	🇨🇺 14×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	15	0	🇨🇺
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	400	0	🇨🇺
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	39,000	670	🇨🇺 58×
Paramilitary forces	1,146,500	0	🇨🇺
Military aircraft (all types)	20	12	🇨🇺 1.7×
– helicopters	13	4	🇨🇺 3.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$11	$266	🇬🇾 23×
Population	10.9M	835K	🇨🇺 13×
GDP	$107B	$27B	🇨🇺 4.0×
GDP per capita	$9,815	$32,414	🇬🇾 3.3×
Land area	109,884 km²	196,849 km²	🇬🇾 1.8×
Coastline	3,735 km	459 km	🇨🇺 8.1×