Military Strength: Cuba vs Guyana

Cuba (ranked #81 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guyana (#148) on the ARMS Index. Cuba fields 76,000 active troops — 25:1 Guyana's 3,000, 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 #81 26.6

ARMS Index / 100

Cuba leads on 4 of 6 pillars

GuyanaWorld #148 9.9

79.476K active troops Manpower15 % 38.53,000 active troops
67.4113 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
26.833 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
16.30 combat aircraft Air power25 % 12.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
19.0$129M budget Defense budget10 % 22.5$222M budget

Cuba Guyana Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.82 vs ×1.04 · Methodology

Key figures

	Cuba	Guyana	Ratio
Defense budget	$129M	$222M	🇬🇾 1.7×
– share of GDP	2.9%	0.9%	🇨🇺 3.2×
Active personnel	76,000	3,000	🇨🇺 25×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	33	0	🇨🇺
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	113	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	11	🇨🇺 1.8×
– helicopters	13	3	🇨🇺 4.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$11	$267	🇬🇾 23×
Population	11M	831K	🇨🇺 13×
GDP	$107B	$25B	🇨🇺 4.4×
GDP per capita	$9,777	$29,675	🇬🇾 3.0×
Land area	109,884 km²	196,849 km²	🇬🇾 1.8×
Coastline	3,735 km	459 km	🇨🇺 8.1×