Military Strength: Jamaica vs Panama

Panama (ranked #132 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Jamaica (#141) on the ARMS Index. Panama fields 28,000 active troops — 4.7:1 Jamaica's 6,000, backed by 26,000 paramilitary. Panama's $1.0B defense budget is 3.1:1 that of Jamaica ($0.3B).

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JamaicaWorld #141 12.8

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Panama leads on 3 of 6 pillars

PanamaWorld #132 13.7

41.16,000 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
21.40 combat aircraft Air power25 % 22.90 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
24.7$308M budget Defense budget10 % 32.9$952M budget

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

Key figures

	Jamaica	Panama	Ratio
Defense budget	$308M	$952M	🇵🇦 3.1×
– share of GDP	1.4%	1.1%	🇯🇲 1.3×
Active personnel	6,000	28,000	🇵🇦 4.7×
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	2,580	0	🇯🇲
Paramilitary forces	0	26,000	🇵🇦
Military aircraft (all types)	17	40	🇵🇦 2.4×
– helicopters	14	25	🇵🇦 1.8×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$109	$211	🇵🇦 1.9×
Population	2.8M	4.5M	🇵🇦 1.6×
GDP	$22B	$87B	🇵🇦 3.9×
GDP per capita	$7,754	$19,161	🇵🇦 2.5×
Land area	10,831 km²	74,340 km²	🇵🇦 6.9×
Coastline	1,022 km	2,490 km	🇵🇦 2.4×