Military Strength: Cuba vs Venezuela
Overview
Venezuela (ranked #46 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Cuba (#63) on the Global Military Index. Venezuela fields 343,000 active troops — 4.5x Cuba's 76,000, backed by 8,000 reserves and 220,000 paramilitary. Venezuela's $0.7B defense budget is 5.6x that of Cuba ($0.1B).
In the air, Cuba operates 20 aircraft including 0 combat jets, while Venezuela fields 226 with 54 fighters.
At sea, Cuba's 33-ship navy faces Venezuela's 42 vessels, including 1 and 1 submarines respectively. On the ground, Cuba deploys 113 main battle tanks vs 172 for Venezuela.
Neither Cuba nor Venezuela possesses nuclear weapons.
🇨🇺 Cuba Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 80.2 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 412450 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 45.7 | Main battle tanks: 113 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 37.2 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 40.1 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 32.5 | $0.1B annual military spending |
🇻🇪 Venezuela Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 75.5 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 193000 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 49.7 | Main battle tanks: 172 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 41.6 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 53.6 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 44.0 | $0.7B annual military spending |
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