Military Strength: Jamaica vs Suriname

Jamaica (ranked #137 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Suriname (#161) on the ATLAS Index. Jamaica fields 3,950 active troops — 2.1:1 Suriname's 1,840, backed by 2,580 reserves. Jamaica allocates $0.3B to defense.

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JamaicaWorld #137 8.6

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Jamaica leads on 3 of 6 pillars

SurinameWorld #161 3.1

20.23,950 active troops Manpower10 % 15.61,840 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
16.30 combat aircraft Air power25 % 6.10 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
16.1$308M budget Defense budget15 % 0.0$0 budget

Jamaica Suriname 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

	Jamaica	Suriname	Ratio
Defense budget	$308M	—	🇯🇲
– share of GDP	1.4%	—	🇯🇲
Active personnel	3,950	1,840	🇯🇲 2.1×
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)	18	3	🇯🇲 6.0×
– helicopters	15	3	🇯🇲 5.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$109	—	🇯🇲
Population	2.8M	639K	🇯🇲 4.4×
GDP	$23B	$4.5B	🇯🇲 5.0×
GDP per capita	$8,003	$7,070	🇯🇲 1.1×
Land area	10,831 km²	156,000 km²	🇸🇷 14×
Coastline	1,022 km	386 km	🇯🇲 2.6×