Military Strength: Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago

Panama (ranked #132 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Trinidad and Tobago (#147) on the ARMS Index. Panama fields 28,000 active troops — 5.6:1 Trinidad and Tobago's 5,000, backed by 26,000 paramilitary. Panama's $1.0B defense budget is 4.1:1 that of Trinidad and Tobago ($0.2B).

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PanamaWorld #132 13.7

ARMS Index / 100

Panama leads on 3 of 6 pillars

Trinidad and TobagoWorld #147 10.0

44.128K active troops Manpower15 % 39.15,000 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 % 12.30 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
32.9$952M budget Defense budget10 % 22.8$231M budget

Panama Trinidad and Tobago Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.00 vs ×1.03 · Methodology

Key figures

	Panama	Trinidad and Tobago	Ratio
Defense budget	$952M	$231M	🇵🇦 4.1×
– share of GDP	1.1%	0.9%	🇵🇦 1.2×
Active personnel	28,000	5,000	🇵🇦 5.6×
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)	40	6	🇵🇦 6.7×
– helicopters	25	4	🇵🇦 6.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$211	$169	🇵🇦 1.3×
Population	4.5M	1.4M	🇵🇦 3.3×
GDP	$87B	$26B	🇵🇦 3.4×
GDP per capita	$19,161	$18,733	🇵🇦 ≈
Land area	74,340 km²	5,128 km²	🇵🇦 14×
Coastline	2,490 km	362 km	🇵🇦 6.9×