Military Strength: Honduras vs Jamaica

Honduras (ranked #126 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Jamaica (#137) on the ATLAS Index. Honduras fields 14,950 active troops — 3.8:1 Jamaica's 3,950, backed by 60,000 reserves and 8,000 paramilitary. Honduras allocates $0.6B to defense compared to $0.3B for Jamaica.

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HondurasWorld #126 10.5

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Honduras leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

JamaicaWorld #137 8.6

34.214K 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
18.517 combat aircraft Air power25 % 16.30 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.7$556M budget Defense budget15 % 16.1$308M budget

Honduras 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

	Honduras	Jamaica	Ratio
Defense budget	$556M	$308M	🇭🇳 1.8×
– share of GDP	1.5%	1.4%	🇭🇳 1.1×
Active personnel	14,950	3,950	🇭🇳 3.8×
Combat aircraft	17	0	🇭🇳
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	60,000	2,580	🇭🇳 23×
Paramilitary forces	8,000	0	🇭🇳
Military aircraft (all types)	49	18	🇭🇳 2.7×
– helicopters	8	15	🇯🇲 1.9×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$51	$109	🇯🇲 2.1×
Population	11M	2.8M	🇭🇳 3.9×
GDP	$40B	$23B	🇭🇳 1.7×
GDP per capita	$3,598	$8,003	🇯🇲 2.2×
Land area	111,890 km²	10,831 km²	🇭🇳 10×
Coastline	832 km	1,022 km	🇯🇲 1.2×