Military Strength: Guatemala vs Uruguay

Uruguay (ranked #94 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guatemala (#109) on the ARMS Index. Guatemala fields 43,000 active troops vs 22,000 for Uruguay, backed by 63,850 reserves and 25,000 paramilitary. Uruguay's $1.7B defense budget is 3.8:1 that of Guatemala ($0.5B).

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GuatemalaWorld #109 18.7

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Uruguay leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

UruguayWorld #94 22.2

60.943K active troops Manpower15 % 52.422K active troops
21.65 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 35.631 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
22.53 combat aircraft Air power25 % 22.14 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.4$453M budget Defense budget10 % 37.5$1.7B budget

Guatemala Uruguay 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	Uruguay	Ratio
Defense budget	$453M	$1.7B	🇺🇾 3.8×
– share of GDP	0.4%	2.1%	🇺🇾 5.2×
Active personnel	43,000	22,000	🇬🇹 2.0×
Combat aircraft	3	4	🇺🇾 1.3×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	5	31	🇺🇾 6.2×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	63,850	0	🇬🇹
Paramilitary forces	25,000	1,400	🇬🇹 18×
Military aircraft (all types)	37	46	🇺🇾 1.2×
– helicopters	20	15	🇬🇹 1.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$25	$502	🇺🇾 20×
Population	18.4M	3.4M	🇬🇹 5.4×
GDP	$113B	$81B	🇬🇹 1.4×
GDP per capita	$6,150	$23,907	🇺🇾 3.9×
Land area	107,159 km²	175,015 km²	🇺🇾 1.6×
Coastline	400 km	660 km	🇺🇾 1.6×