Military Strength: 
Panama vs 
Suriname
Suriname maintains an active force of 1,840 military personnel. Panama allocates $1.0B to defense.
Key figures
| Panama | Suriname | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense budget | $952M | — | 🇵🇦 |
| – share of GDP | 1.1% | — | 🇵🇦 |
| Active personnel | 0 | 1,840 | 🇸🇷 |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| Paramilitary forces | 26,000 | 0 | 🇵🇦 |
| Military aircraft (all types) | 38 | 3 | 🇵🇦 13× |
| – helicopters | 20 | 3 | 🇵🇦 6.7× |
| Budget share of govt spending | — | — | — |
| Budget per capita | $208 | — | 🇵🇦 |
| Population | 4.6M | 639K | 🇵🇦 7.1× |
| GDP | $90B | $4.5B | 🇵🇦 20× |
| GDP per capita | $19,790 | $7,070 | 🇵🇦 2.8× |
| Land area | 74,340 km² | 156,000 km² | 🇸🇷 2.1× |
| Coastline | 2,490 km | 386 km | 🇵🇦 6.5× |
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Do Panama and Suriname have nuclear weapons?
Neither Panama nor Suriname currently possesses nuclear weapons.