Military Strength: Haiti vs Jamaica

Jamaica (ranked #137 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Haiti (#165) on the ATLAS Index. Jamaica fields 3,950 active troops — 5.6:1 Haiti's 700, backed by 2,580 reserves. Jamaica's $0.3B defense budget is 7.9:1 that of Haiti ($0.04B).

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HaitiWorld #165 2.6

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Jamaica leads on 3 of 6 pillars

JamaicaWorld #137 8.7

13.5700 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
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 16.50 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
8.1$39M budget Defense budget15 % 16.1$308M budget

Haiti 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

	Haiti	Jamaica	Ratio
Defense budget	$39M	$308M	🇯🇲 7.9×
– share of GDP	0.1%	1.4%	🇯🇲 12×
Active personnel	700	3,950	🇯🇲 5.6×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	2,580	🇯🇲
Paramilitary forces	2,000	0	🇭🇹
Military aircraft (all types)	0	19	🇯🇲
– helicopters	0	15	🇯🇲
Budget share of govt spending	2.4%	—	🇭🇹
Budget per capita	$3	$109	🇯🇲 33×
Population	11.9M	2.8M	🇭🇹 4.2×
GDP	$32B	$23B	🇭🇹 1.4×
GDP per capita	$2,694	$8,003	🇯🇲 3.0×
Land area	27,560 km²	10,831 km²	🇭🇹 2.5×
Coastline	1,771 km	1,022 km	🇭🇹 1.7×