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**HawksBurnDown** · 09-01-2012, 12:48 PM

i partially agree with your list... but venezuela should be also into the top 30 imo. a latin american ranking is more like:

1 brazil
2 mexico
3 venezuela
4 argentina
5 colombia

The military budget ranking per the 2009 SIPRI ranking goes like this in Latin America (top 10):

1. Brazil
2. Colombia
3. Chile
4. Mexico
5. Venezuela
6. Argentina
7. Peru
8. Uruguay
9. Guatemala
10. Paraguay

Colombia's budget is well over $10 billion and Chile's also beats Mexico ($5.6 billion vs. $5.4 billion). I wouldn't shortchange Colombia and Chile.

09-01-2012, 12:48 PM	#25
HawksBurnDown Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 695 Senior Member	i partially agree with your list... but venezuela should be also into the top 30 imo. a latin american ranking is more like: 1 brazil 2 mexico 3 venezuela 4 argentina 5 colombia The military budget ranking per the 2009 SIPRI ranking goes like this in Latin America (top 10): 1. Brazil 2. Colombia 3. Chile 4. Mexico 5. Venezuela 6. Argentina 7. Peru 8. Uruguay 9. Guatemala 10. Paraguay Colombia's budget is well over $10 billion and Chile's also beats Mexico ($5.6 billion vs. $5.4 billion). I wouldn't shortchange Colombia and Chile.
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