2026 military data comparison
Nicaragua vs Uruguay Military Power
Compare Nicaragua and Uruguay across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Nicaragua #84 and Uruguay #107 in the 2026 edition.
Nicaragua
1.5Strength Score
8 indicators higher
Uruguay
0.8Strength Score
4 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Nicaragua
1.5 vs 0.8
Indicators higher
8–4
9 tied
Global ranks
#84 / #107
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$1.3B
vs $1.9B
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 1 – 0
Air force0 – 3 – 2
Navy1 – 4 – 0
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Attack aircraft: Uruguay
Nicaragua 0 · Uruguay 6
Self-propelled artillery: Uruguay
Nicaragua 0 · Uruguay 16
Multiple-launch rocket systems: Nicaragua
Nicaragua 151 · Uruguay 4
Towed artillery: Nicaragua
Nicaragua 347 · Uruguay 83