Military Strength: Honduras vs Paraguay

Honduras (ranked #118 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Paraguay (#125) on the ARMS Index. Honduras fields 23,000 active troops vs 29,000 for Paraguay, backed by 164,500 reserves and 14,800 paramilitary. Honduras allocates $0.6B to defense compared to $0.4B for Paraguay.

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HondurasWorld #118 17.0

ARMS Index / 100

Honduras leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

ParaguayWorld #125 15.3

59.223K 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
30.620 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.60 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
28.9$556M budget Defense budget10 % 25.7$356M budget

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

Key figures

	Honduras	Paraguay	Ratio
Defense budget	$556M	$356M	🇭🇳 1.6×
– share of GDP	1.5%	0.8%	🇭🇳 1.9×
Active personnel	23,000	29,000	🇵🇾 1.3×
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	164,500	🇵🇾 2.7×
Paramilitary forces	8,000	14,800	🇵🇾 1.9×
Military aircraft (all types)	61	56	🇭🇳 1.1×
– helicopters	15	17	🇵🇾 1.1×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$51	$51	🇭🇳 ≈
Population	10.8M	6.9M	🇭🇳 1.6×
GDP	$37B	$44B	🇵🇾 1.2×
GDP per capita	$3,426	$6,416	🇵🇾 1.9×
Land area	111,890 km²	397,302 km²	🇵🇾 3.6×
Coastline	832 km	0 km	🇭🇳