Military Strength: Benin vs Sierra Leone

Benin (ranked #145 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Sierra Leone (#156) on the ATLAS Index. Benin fields 7,250 active troops vs 8,500 for Sierra Leone. Benin's $0.2B defense budget is 4.3:1 that of Sierra Leone ($0.03B).

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BeninWorld #145 7.1

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Benin leads on 3 of 6 pillars

Sierra LeoneWorld #156 4.8

21.77,250 active troops Manpower10 % 21.68,500 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
12.60 combat aircraft Air power25 % 5.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.3$150M budget Defense budget15 % 7.8$35M budget

Benin Sierra Leone 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	Sierra Leone	Ratio
Defense budget	$150M	$35M	🇧🇯 4.3×
– share of GDP	0.7%	0.5%	🇧🇯 1.4×
Active personnel	7,250	8,500	🇸🇱 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
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	0	🇧🇯
Military aircraft (all types)	12	1	🇧🇯 12×
– helicopters	9	1	🇧🇯 9.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$10	$4	🇧🇯 2.6×
Population	14.8M	8.8M	🇧🇯 1.7×
GDP	$25B	$7.5B	🇧🇯 3.3×
GDP per capita	$1,658	$846	🇧🇯 2.0×
Land area	114,305 km²	71,620 km²	🇧🇯 1.6×
Coastline	121 km	402 km	🇸🇱 3.3×