Military Strength: Guyana vs Paraguay

Paraguay (ranked #125 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guyana (#148) on the ARMS Index. Paraguay fields 29,000 active troops — 9.7:1 Guyana's 3,000, backed by 164,500 reserves and 14,800 paramilitary. Guyana allocates $0.2B to defense compared to $0.4B for Paraguay.

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GuyanaWorld #148 9.9

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Paraguay leads on 3 of 6 pillars

ParaguayWorld #125 15.3

38.53,000 active troops Manpower15 % 66.029K 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 % 21.60 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
22.5$222M budget Defense budget10 % 25.7$356M budget

Guyana Paraguay Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.04 vs ×0.97 · Methodology

Key figures

	Guyana	Paraguay	Ratio
Defense budget	$222M	$356M	🇵🇾 1.6×
– share of GDP	0.9%	0.8%	🇬🇾 1.1×
Active personnel	3,000	29,000	🇵🇾 9.7×
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	164,500	🇵🇾 246×
Paramilitary forces	0	14,800	🇵🇾
Military aircraft (all types)	11	56	🇵🇾 5.1×
– helicopters	3	17	🇵🇾 5.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$267	$51	🇬🇾 5.2×
Population	831K	6.9M	🇵🇾 8.3×
GDP	$25B	$44B	🇵🇾 1.8×
GDP per capita	$29,675	$6,416	🇬🇾 4.6×
Land area	196,849 km²	397,302 km²	🇵🇾 2.0×
Coastline	459 km	0 km	🇬🇾