Uruguay

Latin America & Caribbean · Montevideo

Rank #88 of 173

29.4Strength score

Photos

Imperial Japanese Army Infantry 111th Regiment soldier and Indian National Army soldier — Imperial Japanese Army Infantry 111th Regiment soldier and Indian National Army soldierImperial Japanese Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Uruguay navy tall ship, Capitán Miranda - 220713-N-GF955-1211 — Uruguay navy tall ship, Capitán Miranda - 220713-N-GF955-1211Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Lau · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Uruguay Air Force (585) Embraer R-95 Bandeirante (EMB-110B) — Uruguay Air Force (585) Embraer R-95 Bandeirante (EMB-110B)Rob Schleiffert · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

Finance78
Air power—
Manpower67
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $2.0B #69
Budget as % of GDP: 2.28% #56
Spending per person: $577 #36
GDP: $85.3B #83
Population: 3,384,688 #132

Manpower

Active personnel: 22,000 (World Bank figure) #104
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 22,000 #105

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…

Weapons Uruguay uses (3)

Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star

Lockheed F-80 Shooting StarFighter aircraft

Airco DH.9

Airco DH.9Bombers

Trident-class patrol vessel

Trident-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels

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)