Military Strength: Panama vs Paraguay

Paraguay (ranked #125 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Panama (#132) on the ARMS Index. Panama fields 28,000 active troops vs 29,000 for Paraguay, backed by 164,500 reserves and 14,800 paramilitary. Panama's $1.0B defense budget is 2.7:1 that of Paraguay ($0.4B).

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PanamaWorld #132 13.7

ARMS Index / 100

Paraguay leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

ParaguayWorld #125 15.3

44.128K active troops Manpower15 % 66.029K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
22.90 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.60 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
32.9$952M budget Defense budget10 % 25.7$356M budget

Panama Paraguay Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.00 vs ×0.97 · Methodology

Key figures

	Panama	Paraguay	Ratio
Defense budget	$952M	$356M	🇵🇦 2.7×
– share of GDP	1.1%	0.8%	🇵🇦 1.4×
Active personnel	28,000	29,000	🇵🇾 ≈
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	164,500	🇵🇾
Paramilitary forces	26,000	14,800	🇵🇦 1.8×
Military aircraft (all types)	40	56	🇵🇾 1.4×
– helicopters	25	17	🇵🇦 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$211	$51	🇵🇦 4.1×
Population	4.5M	6.9M	🇵🇾 1.5×
GDP	$87B	$44B	🇵🇦 1.9×
GDP per capita	$19,161	$6,416	🇵🇦 3.0×
Land area	74,340 km²	397,302 km²	🇵🇾 5.3×
Coastline	2,490 km	0 km	🇵🇦