Military Strength: Benin vs Central African Republic

Central African Republic (ranked #143 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Benin (#145) on the ARMS Index. Benin fields 12,000 active troops vs 10,000 for Central African Republic, backed by 4,800 paramilitary. Benin's $0.2B defense budget is 2.2:1 that of Central African Republic ($0.07B).

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BeninWorld #145 10.4

ARMS Index / 100

Central African Republic leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

Central African RepublicWorld #143 10.6

45.012K active troops Manpower15 % 47.310K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 20.14 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 3.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
20.0$150M budget Defense budget10 % 15.3$69M budget

Benin Central African Republic Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×0.89 · Methodology

Key figures

	Benin	Central African Republic	Ratio
Defense budget	$150M	$69M	🇧🇯 2.2×
– share of GDP	0.7%	2.5%	🇨🇫 3.6×
Active personnel	12,000	10,000	🇧🇯 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	4	🇨🇫
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	4,800	8,000	🇨🇫 1.7×
Military aircraft (all types)	11	8	🇧🇯 1.4×
– helicopters	9	0	🇧🇯
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$10	$13	🇨🇫 1.2×
Population	14.5M	5.3M	🇧🇯 2.7×
GDP	$21B	$2.8B	🇧🇯 7.8×
GDP per capita	$1,485	$516	🇧🇯 2.9×
Land area	114,305 km²	622,984 km²	🇨🇫 5.5×
Coastline	121 km	0 km	🇧🇯