Military Strength: Guyana vs Jamaica

Jamaica (ranked #141 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guyana (#148) on the ARMS Index. Jamaica fields 6,000 active troops — 2.0:1 Guyana's 3,000, backed by 2,580 reserves. Guyana allocates $0.2B to defense compared to $0.3B for Jamaica.

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GuyanaWorld #148 9.9

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Jamaica leads on 3 of 6 pillars

JamaicaWorld #141 12.8

38.53,000 active troops Manpower15 % 41.16,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
12.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
22.5$222M budget Defense budget10 % 24.7$308M budget

Guyana Jamaica Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.04 vs ×1.05 · Methodology

Key figures

	Guyana	Jamaica	Ratio
Defense budget	$222M	$308M	🇯🇲 1.4×
– share of GDP	0.9%	1.4%	🇯🇲 1.6×
Active personnel	3,000	6,000	🇯🇲 2.0×
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)	11	17	🇯🇲 1.5×
– helicopters	3	14	🇯🇲 4.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$267	$109	🇬🇾 2.5×
Population	831K	2.8M	🇯🇲 3.4×
GDP	$25B	$22B	🇬🇾 1.1×
GDP per capita	$29,675	$7,754	🇬🇾 3.8×
Land area	196,849 km²	10,831 km²	🇬🇾 18×
Coastline	459 km	1,022 km	🇯🇲 2.2×