Military Strength: Benin vs Seychelles

Benin (ranked #145 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Seychelles (#162) on the ARMS Index. Benin fields 12,000 active troops — 29:1 Seychelles's 420, backed by 4,800 paramilitary. Benin's $0.2B defense budget is 4.6:1 that of Seychelles ($0.03B).

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BeninWorld #145 10.4

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Benin leads on 3 of 6 pillars

SeychellesWorld #162 5.7

45.012K active troops Manpower15 % 23.5420 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 % 6.50 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
20.0$150M budget Defense budget10 % 11.3$32M budget

Benin Seychelles Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×1.05 · Methodology

Key figures

	Benin	Seychelles	Ratio
Defense budget	$150M	$32M	🇧🇯 4.6×
– share of GDP	0.7%	1.5%	🇸🇨 2.1×
Active personnel	12,000	420	🇧🇯 29×
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	4	🇧🇯 2.8×
– helicopters	9	0	🇧🇯
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$10	$268	🇸🇨 26×
Population	14.5M	121K	🇧🇯 119×
GDP	$21B	$2.2B	🇧🇯 9.9×
GDP per capita	$1,485	$17,859	🇸🇨 12×
Land area	114,305 km²	455 km²	🇧🇯 251×
Coastline	121 km	491 km	🇸🇨 4.1×