Military Strength: Honduras vs Jamaica

Honduras (ranked #118 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Jamaica (#141) on the ARMS Index. Honduras fields 23,000 active troops — 3.8:1 Jamaica's 6,000, 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 #118 17.0

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Honduras leads on 3 of 6 pillars

JamaicaWorld #141 12.8

59.223K 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
30.620 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
28.9$556M budget Defense budget10 % 24.7$308M budget

Honduras Jamaica Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.00 vs ×1.05 · Methodology

Key figures

	Honduras	Jamaica	Ratio
Defense budget	$556M	$308M	🇭🇳 1.8×
– share of GDP	1.5%	1.4%	🇭🇳 1.1×
Active personnel	23,000	6,000	🇭🇳 3.8×
Combat aircraft	20	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)	61	17	🇭🇳 3.6×
– helicopters	15	14	🇭🇳 1.1×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$51	$109	🇯🇲 2.1×
Population	10.8M	2.8M	🇭🇳 3.8×
GDP	$37B	$22B	🇭🇳 1.7×
GDP per capita	$3,426	$7,754	🇯🇲 2.3×
Land area	111,890 km²	10,831 km²	🇭🇳 10×
Coastline	832 km	1,022 km	🇯🇲 1.2×