Military Strength: Benin vs Ghana

Ghana (ranked #140 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Benin (#146) on the ATLAS Index. Benin fields 12,000 active troops vs 16,000 for Ghana. Ghana's $0.3B defense budget is 2.2:1 that of Benin ($0.2B).

ATLAS (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

BeninWorld #146 7.0

ATLAS Index / 100

Ghana leads on 3 of 6 pillars

GhanaWorld #140 8.3

21.712K active troops Manpower10 % 25.416K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
12.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 14.44 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.3$150M budget Defense budget15 % 13.8$329M budget

Benin Ghana 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	Ghana	Ratio
Defense budget	$150M	$329M	🇬🇭 2.2×
– share of GDP	0.7%	0.4%	🇧🇯 1.8×
Active personnel	12,000	16,000	🇬🇭 1.3×
Combat aircraft	0	4	🇬🇭
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

Show full breakdown · 11 more rowsHide the 11 extra rows

Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	4,800	0	🇧🇯
Military aircraft (all types)	11	20	🇬🇭 1.8×
– helicopters	9	11	🇬🇭 1.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$10	$10	🇧🇯 1.1×
Population	14.5M	34.4M	🇬🇭 2.4×
GDP	$21B	$82B	🇬🇭 3.8×
GDP per capita	$1,485	$2,391	🇬🇭 1.6×
Land area	114,305 km²	227,533 km²	🇬🇭 2.0×
Coastline	121 km	539 km	🇬🇭 4.5×