Military Strength: Guatemala vs Paraguay

Guatemala (ranked #104 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Paraguay (#123) on the ATLAS Index. Guatemala fields 18,050 active troops vs 13,950 for Paraguay, backed by 63,850 reserves and 25,000 paramilitary. Guatemala allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.4B for Paraguay.

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GuatemalaWorld #104 14.2

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Guatemala leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

ParaguayWorld #123 10.6

37.018K active troops Manpower10 % 40.713K active troops
14.35 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
17.33 combat aircraft Air power25 % 17.34 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
21.2$453M budget Defense budget15 % 14.0$356M budget

Guatemala Paraguay 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

	Guatemala	Paraguay	Ratio
Defense budget	$453M	$356M	🇬🇹 1.3×
– share of GDP	0.4%	0.8%	🇵🇾 2.0×
Active personnel	18,050	13,950	🇬🇹 1.3×
Combat aircraft	3	4	🇵🇾 1.3×
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)	36	52	🇵🇾 1.4×
– helicopters	20	13	🇬🇹 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$24	$51	🇵🇾 2.1×
Population	18.7M	7M	🇬🇹 2.7×
GDP	$123B	$49B	🇬🇹 2.5×
GDP per capita	$6,598	$7,027	🇵🇾 1.1×
Land area	107,159 km²	397,302 km²	🇵🇾 3.7×
Coastline	400 km	0 km	🇬🇹