Guyana vs. Suriname

Military

	Guyana	Suriname
Military branches	the Guyana Defense Force is a unified service with an Army, Air Corps, Coast Guard, Guyana People's Militia (reserves) (2020)	Suriname Army (National Leger, NL): Army, Navy, Air Force, Military Police (2021)
Military service age and obligation	limited information; 18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)	18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.7% of GDP (2019) 1.6% of GDP (2018) 1.6% of GDP (2017) 1.5% of GDP (2016) 1.4% of GDP (2015)	1.1% of GDP (2017 est.) 1.2% of GDP (2016 est.) 1.4% of GDP (2015 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2014 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2013 est.)
Military and security service personnel strengths	the Guyana Defense Force has approximately 3,000 active personnel (2021)	the Suriname Army is comprised of approximately 1,800 active personnel (ground, air, naval, and military police) (2021)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions	the Guyana Defense Force's limited inventory is mostly comprised of second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US; since 2000, Guyana has received small amounts of military equipment from Brazil, China, and the UK (2020)	the Suriname Army has a limited inventory comprised of a mix of older, foreign-supplied equipment; since 2010, Suriname has received small quantities of military hardware from Colombia, France, India, and the US (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook