Military Strength: Panama vs Paraguay

Overview

Paraguay (ranked #126 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Panama (#143) on the Global Military Index. Panama fields 28,000 active troops vs 29,000 for Paraguay, backed by 164,500 reserves and 14,800 paramilitary. Paraguay's $0.4B defense budget is 3.7x that of Panama ($0.1B).

In the air, Panama operates 39 aircraft vs 53 for Paraguay.

Neither Panama nor Paraguay possesses nuclear weapons.

Global Military Index 17.3 (#143)
🪖 Military personnel 28,000
– Reserve troops 0
– Paramilitary forces 26,000
🛩️ Military aircraft 39
– incl. combat aircraft 0
– incl. bombers 0
– incl. helicopters 25
⚓️ Military ships 0
– incl. aircraft carriers 0
– incl. submarines 0
🚛 Main battle tanks 0
💥 Nuclear warheads 0
Global Military Index 23.2 (#126)
🪖 Military personnel 29,000
– Reserve troops 164,500
– Paramilitary forces 14,800
🛩️ Military aircraft 53
– incl. combat aircraft 0
– incl. bombers 0
– incl. helicopters 17
⚓️ Military ships 0
– incl. aircraft carriers 0
– incl. submarines 0
🚛 Main battle tanks 0
💥 Nuclear warheads 0

🇵🇦 Panama Global Military Index

17.3
Global Rank: #143
🪖 Manpower (15%) 55.6 Active, reserve & paramilitary: 7800 effective
🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) 0.0 Main battle tanks: 0
⚓ Naval Power (20%) 0.0 Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers...
✈️ Air Power (25%) 36.0 Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters...
☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) 0.0 No declared nuclear capability
💰 Defense Budget (10%) 0.0 Data unavailable

🇵🇾 Paraguay Global Military Index

23.3
Global Rank: #126
🪖 Manpower (15%) 71.5 Active, reserve & paramilitary: 100640 effective
🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) 0.0 Main battle tanks: 0
⚓ Naval Power (20%) 0.0 Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers...
✈️ Air Power (25%) 34.4 Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters...
☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) 0.0 No declared nuclear capability
💰 Defense Budget (10%) 40.3 $0.4B annual military spending

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Population 4.5 million
GDP $83.3 billion
GDP per capita $18,686
Military Budget $111.6 million
Share of GDP in Milex 1.0%
Share of Govt Expenditures 3.8%
Military spends per capita $38
Population 6.8 million
GDP $43.0 billion
GDP per capita $6,276
Military Budget $414.0 million
Share of GDP in Milex 0.9%
Share of Govt Expenditures 4.5%
Military spends per capita $60

Panama Geography

Land Area 74,340 km²
Coastline Length 2,490 km

Paraguay Geography

Land Area 397,302 km²
Coastline Length 0 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who has more military personnel, Panama or Paraguay?
Paraguay has approximately 29,000 active military personnel compared to Panama's 28,000.
Which country spends more on defense, Panama or Paraguay?
Paraguay has a larger defense budget at $414 million (4:1 more) compared to Panama's $112 million annually.
Do Panama and Paraguay have nuclear weapons?
Neither Panama nor Paraguay currently possesses nuclear weapons.