Military Strength: Benin vs Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso (ranked #125 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Benin (#144) on the ATLAS Index. Benin fields 7,250 active troops vs 11,200 for Burkina Faso, backed by 5,000 paramilitary. Burkina Faso's $1B defense budget is 6.9:1 that of Benin ($0.2B).

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BeninWorld #144 7.3

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Burkina Faso leads on 3 of 6 pillars

Burkina FasoWorld #125 10.6

21.77,250 active troops Manpower10 % 25.911K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
13.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 17.03 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.3$150M budget Defense budget15 % 24.0$1B budget

Benin Burkina Faso Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Benin	Burkina Faso	Ratio
Defense budget	$150M	$1B	🇧🇫 6.9×
– share of GDP	0.7%	4.5%	🇧🇫 6.4×
Active personnel	7,250	11,200	🇧🇫 1.5×
Combat aircraft	0	3	🇧🇫
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	4,800	5,000	🇧🇫 ≈
Military aircraft (all types)	14	32	🇧🇫 2.3×
– helicopters	11	18	🇧🇫 1.6×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$10	$43	🇧🇫 4.3×
Population	14.8M	24.1M	🇧🇫 1.6×
GDP	$25B	$28B	🇧🇫 1.1×
GDP per capita	$1,658	$1,148	🇧🇯 1.4×
Land area	114,305 km²	273,602 km²	🇧🇫 2.4×
Coastline	121 km	0 km	🇧🇯