Global Militarization Index by Country (Americas)
The United States is the most militarized country in Americas — ATLAS score 213.0, ahead of Cuba (208.0) and Uruguay (191.0). All 26 countries ranked with the latest available data.
Top 15 Countries
| # | Country | Militarization |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 213.0 |
| 2 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 208.0 |
| 3 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 191.0 |
| 4 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 164.0 |
| 5 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 153.0 |
| 6 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 141.0 |
| 7 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 133.0 |
| 8 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 130.0 |
| 9 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 122.0 |
| 10 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 121.0 |
| 11 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 121.0 |
| 12 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 116.0 |
| 13 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 104.0 |
| 14 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 97.0 |
| 15 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 94.0 |
Top 15 of 26 ranked countries
Statistic
About this Ranking
The Global Militarization Index (GMI), developed by the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC), measures how militarized a country is relative to its size and resources. It compares military expenditure to GDP and health spending, weighs military personnel against the total population and physicians, and factors in heavy weapons relative to population. A higher score indicates a more militarized society.
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