Military Strength: Guatemala vs Jamaica

Guatemala (ranked #109 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Jamaica (#141) on the ARMS Index. Guatemala fields 43,000 active troops — 7.2:1 Jamaica's 6,000, backed by 63,850 reserves and 25,000 paramilitary. Guatemala allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.3B for Jamaica.

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GuatemalaWorld #109 18.6

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Guatemala leads on 4 of 6 pillars

JamaicaWorld #141 12.7

60.943K active troops Manpower15 % 41.16,000 active troops
21.65 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
22.43 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.30 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.4$453M budget Defense budget10 % 24.7$308M budget

Guatemala Jamaica Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.97 vs ×1.05 · Methodology

Key figures

	Guatemala	Jamaica	Ratio
Defense budget	$453M	$308M	🇬🇹 1.5×
– share of GDP	0.4%	1.4%	🇯🇲 3.5×
Active personnel	43,000	6,000	🇬🇹 7.2×
Combat aircraft	3	0	🇬🇹
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	5	0	🇬🇹
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	63,850	2,580	🇬🇹 25×
Paramilitary forces	25,000	0	🇬🇹
Military aircraft (all types)	37	17	🇬🇹 2.2×
– helicopters	20	14	🇬🇹 1.4×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$25	$109	🇯🇲 4.4×
Population	18.4M	2.8M	🇬🇹 6.5×
GDP	$113B	$22B	🇬🇹 5.1×
GDP per capita	$6,150	$7,754	🇯🇲 1.3×
Land area	107,159 km²	10,831 km²	🇬🇹 9.9×
Coastline	400 km	1,022 km	🇯🇲 2.6×