Military Strength: Jamaica vs Suriname

Jamaica (ranked #141 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Suriname (#164) on the ARMS Index. Jamaica fields 6,000 active troops — 3.0:1 Suriname's 2,000, backed by 2,580 reserves. Jamaica allocates $0.3B to defense.

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JamaicaWorld #141 12.8

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Jamaica leads on 3 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #164 5.5

41.16,000 active troops Manpower15 % 33.32,000 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 % 5.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
24.7$308M budget Defense budget10 % 0.0$0 budget

Jamaica Suriname 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	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$308M	—	🇯🇲
– share of GDP	1.4%	—	🇯🇲
Active personnel	6,000	2,000	🇯🇲 3.0×
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	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	17	3	🇯🇲 5.7×
– helicopters	14	3	🇯🇲 4.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$109	—	🇯🇲
Population	2.8M	634K	🇯🇲 4.5×
GDP	$22B	$4.4B	🇯🇲 5.0×
GDP per capita	$7,754	$6,962	🇯🇲 1.1×
Land area	10,831 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 14×
Coastline	1,022 km	386 km	🇯🇲 2.6×