Military Strength: Guyana vs Panama

Panama (ranked #132 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guyana (#148) on the ARMS Index. Panama fields 28,000 active troops — 9.3:1 Guyana's 3,000, backed by 26,000 paramilitary. Panama's $1.0B defense budget is 4.3:1 that of Guyana ($0.2B).

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

GuyanaWorld #148 9.9

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Panama leads on 3 of 6 pillars

PanamaWorld #132 13.7

38.53,000 active troops Manpower15 % 44.128K 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 % 22.90 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
22.5$222M budget Defense budget10 % 32.9$952M budget

Guyana Panama Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.04 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Guyana	Panama	Ratio
Defense budget	$222M	$952M	🇵🇦 4.3×
– share of GDP	0.9%	1.1%	🇵🇦 1.2×
Active personnel	3,000	28,000	🇵🇦 9.3×
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	0	🇬🇾
Paramilitary forces	0	26,000	🇵🇦
Military aircraft (all types)	11	40	🇵🇦 3.6×
– helicopters	3	25	🇵🇦 8.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$267	$211	🇬🇾 1.3×
Population	831K	4.5M	🇵🇦 5.4×
GDP	$25B	$87B	🇵🇦 3.5×
GDP per capita	$29,675	$19,161	🇬🇾 1.5×
Land area	196,849 km²	74,340 km²	🇬🇾 2.6×
Coastline	459 km	2,490 km	🇵🇦 5.4×