Military Strength: Benin vs Seychelles

Benin (ranked #145 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Seychelles (#155) on the ATLAS Index. Benin fields 7,250 active troops — 17:1 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 7.1

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Benin leads on 3 of 6 pillars

SeychellesWorld #155 5.0

21.77,250 active troops Manpower10 % 10.2420 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 % 11.10 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.3$150M budget Defense budget15 % 7.7$32M budget

Benin Seychelles 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	Seychelles	Ratio
Defense budget	$150M	$32M	🇧🇯 4.6×
– share of GDP	0.7%	1.5%	🇸🇨 2.1×
Active personnel	7,250	420	🇧🇯 17×
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	4	🇧🇯 3.0×
– helicopters	9	0	🇧🇯
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$10	$265	🇸🇨 26×
Population	14.8M	122K	🇧🇯 121×
GDP	$25B	$2.4B	🇧🇯 10×
GDP per capita	$1,658	$19,449	🇸🇨 12×
Land area	114,305 km²	455 km²	🇧🇯 251×
Coastline	121 km	491 km	🇸🇨 4.1×