Military Strength: Benin vs Somalia

Benin (ranked #145 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Somalia (#153) on the ARMS Index. Benin fields 12,000 active troops vs 14,000 for Somalia. Benin allocates $0.2B to defense compared to $0.2B for Somalia.

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BeninWorld #145 10.4

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Benin leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

SomaliaWorld #153 8.1

45.012K active troops Manpower15 % 51.714K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
20.0$150M budget Defense budget10 % 21.8$199M budget

Benin Somalia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×0.91 · Methodology

Key figures

	Benin	Somalia	Ratio
Defense budget	$150M	$199M	🇸🇴 1.3×
– share of GDP	0.7%	1.5%	🇸🇴 2.2×
Active personnel	12,000	14,000	🇸🇴 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)	11	0	🇧🇯
– helicopters	9	0	🇧🇯
Budget share of govt spending	—	20.8%	🇸🇴
Budget per capita	$10	$10	🇧🇯 ≈
Population	14.5M	19M	🇸🇴 1.3×
GDP	$21B	$12B	🇧🇯 1.8×
GDP per capita	$1,485	$630	🇧🇯 2.4×
Land area	114,305 km²	627,337 km²	🇸🇴 5.5×
Coastline	121 km	3,333 km	🇸🇴 28×