Military Strength: Honduras vs Panama

Honduras (ranked #118 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Panama (#132) on the ARMS Index. Honduras fields 23,000 active troops vs 28,000 for Panama, backed by 26,000 paramilitary. Honduras allocates $0.6B to defense compared to $1.0B for Panama.

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HondurasWorld #118 17.0

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Honduras leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

PanamaWorld #132 13.7

59.223K 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
30.620 combat aircraft Air power25 % 22.90 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
28.9$556M budget Defense budget10 % 32.9$952M budget

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

Key figures

	Honduras	Panama	Ratio
Defense budget	$556M	$952M	🇵🇦 1.7×
– share of GDP	1.5%	1.1%	🇭🇳 1.4×
Active personnel	23,000	28,000	🇵🇦 1.2×
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	0	🇭🇳
Paramilitary forces	8,000	26,000	🇵🇦 3.2×
Military aircraft (all types)	61	40	🇭🇳 1.5×
– helicopters	15	25	🇵🇦 1.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$51	$211	🇵🇦 4.1×
Population	10.8M	4.5M	🇭🇳 2.4×
GDP	$37B	$87B	🇵🇦 2.3×
GDP per capita	$3,426	$19,161	🇵🇦 5.6×
Land area	111,890 km²	74,340 km²	🇭🇳 1.5×
Coastline	832 km	2,490 km	🇵🇦 3.0×