Military Strength: Guatemala vs Paraguay

Guatemala (ranked #109 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Paraguay (#125) on the ARMS Index. Guatemala fields 43,000 active troops vs 29,000 for Paraguay, backed by 63,850 reserves and 25,000 paramilitary. Guatemala allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.4B for Paraguay.

ARMS (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

GuatemalaWorld #109 18.7

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Guatemala leads on 3 of 6 pillars

ParaguayWorld #125 15.3

60.943K active troops Manpower15 % 66.029K active troops
21.65 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
22.53 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.60 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.4$453M budget Defense budget10 % 25.7$356M budget

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

Key figures

	Guatemala	Paraguay	Ratio
Defense budget	$453M	$356M	🇬🇹 1.3×
– share of GDP	0.4%	0.8%	🇵🇾 2.0×
Active personnel	43,000	29,000	🇬🇹 1.5×
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	164,500	🇵🇾 2.6×
Paramilitary forces	25,000	14,800	🇬🇹 1.7×
Military aircraft (all types)	37	56	🇵🇾 1.5×
– helicopters	20	17	🇬🇹 1.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$25	$51	🇵🇾 2.1×
Population	18.4M	6.9M	🇬🇹 2.7×
GDP	$113B	$44B	🇬🇹 2.5×
GDP per capita	$6,150	$6,416	🇵🇾 ≈
Land area	107,159 km²	397,302 km²	🇵🇾 3.7×
Coastline	400 km	0 km	🇬🇹