Military Strength: Guyana vs Jamaica

Jamaica (ranked #137 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guyana (#143) on the ATLAS Index. Guyana fields 3,400 active troops vs 3,950 for Jamaica, backed by 2,580 reserves. Guyana allocates $0.2B to defense compared to $0.3B for Jamaica.

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GuyanaWorld #143 7.4

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Jamaica leads on 3 of 6 pillars

JamaicaWorld #137 8.6

18.03,400 active troops Manpower10 % 20.23,950 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.40 combat aircraft Air power25 % 16.30 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
12.5$222M budget Defense budget15 % 16.1$308M budget

Guyana Jamaica 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

	Guyana	Jamaica	Ratio
Defense budget	$222M	$308M	🇯🇲 1.4×
– share of GDP	0.9%	1.4%	🇯🇲 1.6×
Active personnel	3,400	3,950	🇯🇲 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	670	2,580	🇯🇲 3.9×
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	12	18	🇯🇲 1.5×
– helicopters	4	15	🇯🇲 3.8×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$266	$109	🇬🇾 2.4×
Population	835K	2.8M	🇯🇲 3.4×
GDP	$27B	$23B	🇬🇾 1.2×
GDP per capita	$32,414	$8,003	🇬🇾 4.1×
Land area	196,849 km²	10,831 km²	🇬🇾 18×
Coastline	459 km	1,022 km	🇯🇲 2.2×