Military Strength: Central African Republic vs Gabon

Gabon (ranked #135 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Central African Republic (#143) on the ARMS Index. Central African Republic fields 10,000 active troops vs 7,000 for Gabon, backed by 8,000 paramilitary. Gabon's $0.3B defense budget is 4.6:1 that of Central African Republic ($0.07B).

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Central African RepublicWorld #143 10.6

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Gabon leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

GabonWorld #135 13.2

47.310K active troops Manpower15 % 41.17,000 active troops
20.14 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
3.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 23.86 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.3$69M budget Defense budget10 % 24.8$313M budget

Central African Republic Gabon Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.89 vs ×1.04 · Methodology

Key figures

	Central African Republic	Gabon	Ratio
Defense budget	$69M	$313M	🇬🇦 4.6×
– share of GDP	2.5%	1.5%	🇨🇫 1.7×
Active personnel	10,000	7,000	🇨🇫 1.4×
Combat aircraft	0	6	🇬🇦
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	4	0	🇨🇫
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	8,000	2,000	🇨🇫 4.0×
Military aircraft (all types)	8	25	🇬🇦 3.1×
– helicopters	0	16	🇬🇦
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$13	$123	🇬🇦 9.6×
Population	5.3M	2.5M	🇨🇫 2.1×
GDP	$2.8B	$21B	🇬🇦 7.6×
GDP per capita	$516	$8,230	🇬🇦 16×
Land area	622,984 km²	257,667 km²	🇨🇫 2.4×
Coastline	0 km	885 km	🇬🇦