Military Strength: Guatemala vs Honduras

Guatemala (ranked #109 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Honduras (#118) on the ARMS Index. Guatemala fields 43,000 active troops vs 23,000 for Honduras, backed by 63,850 reserves and 25,000 paramilitary. Guatemala allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.6B for Honduras.

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

GuatemalaWorld #109 18.6

ARMS Index / 100

Guatemala leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

HondurasWorld #118 17.0

60.943K active troops Manpower15 % 59.223K active troops
21.65 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
22.43 combat aircraft Air power25 % 30.520 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.4$453M budget Defense budget10 % 28.9$556M budget

Guatemala Honduras Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.97 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Guatemala	Honduras	Ratio
Defense budget	$453M	$556M	🇭🇳 1.2×
– share of GDP	0.4%	1.5%	🇭🇳 3.8×
Active personnel	43,000	23,000	🇬🇹 1.9×
Combat aircraft	3	20	🇭🇳 6.7×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	5	0	🇬🇹
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	63,850	60,000	🇬🇹 1.1×
Paramilitary forces	25,000	8,000	🇬🇹 3.1×
Military aircraft (all types)	37	61	🇭🇳 1.6×
– helicopters	20	15	🇬🇹 1.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$25	$51	🇭🇳 2.1×
Population	18.4M	10.8M	🇬🇹 1.7×
GDP	$113B	$37B	🇬🇹 3.1×
GDP per capita	$6,150	$3,426	🇬🇹 1.8×
Land area	107,159 km²	111,890 km²	🇭🇳 ≈
Coastline	400 km	832 km	🇭🇳 2.1×