Nicaragua

Latin America & Caribbean · Managua

Rank #141 of 173

26.3Strength score

Photos

U.S and Nicaraguan Army Soldiers stand in formation in Villanueva, Nicaragua, on March 4, 2005, during the Opening Ceremony of New Horizon 05.DA-SD-07-34817 — U.S and Nicaraguan Army Soldiers stand in formation in Villanueva, Nicaragua, on March 4, 2005, during the Opening Ceremony of New Horizon 05.DA-SD-07-34817Juan Torres-Diaz, CIV · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

US Navy 080817-N-7955L-157 A girl from Betania, Nicaragua, waits her turn to see a doctor from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) — US Navy 080817-N-7955L-157 A girl from Betania, Nicaragua, waits her turn to see a doctor from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Lange · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

MIL Mi-17, Nicaragua - Air Force AN0264779 — MIL Mi-17, Nicaragua - Air Force AN0264779JetPix · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance67
Air power—
Manpower63
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $116M #145
Budget as % of GDP: 0.56% #149
Spending per person: $17 #137
GDP: $22.2B #127
Population: 7,007,502 #107

Manpower

Active personnel: 12,000 (World Bank figure) #128
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 12,000 #128

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

21Brazil67.6 VS
33Colombia62.2 VS
34Chile62.2 VS
36Mexico60.4 VS
42Argentina58.4 VS
52Venezuela, RB32.3 VS
54Peru31.7 VS
71Ecuador30.4 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)