Military Strength: Cape Verde vs Gambia

Cape Verde (ranked #167 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Gambia (#168) on the ATLAS Index. Cape Verde fields 1,200 active troops vs 800 for Gambia. Cape Verde allocates $0.02B to defense compared to $0.01B for Gambia.

ATLAS (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

Cape VerdeWorld #167 2.3

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Cape Verde leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

GambiaWorld #168 2.2

13.21,200 active troops Manpower10 % 12.0800 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
6.5$16M budget Defense budget15 % 6.3$14M budget

Cape Verde Gambia 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

	Cape Verde	Gambia	Ratio
Defense budget	$16M	$14M	🇨🇻 1.1×
– share of GDP	0.6%	0.6%	—
Active personnel	1,200	800	🇨🇻 1.5×
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	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	0	0	—
– helicopters	0	0	—
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$31	$5	🇨🇻 6.1×
Population	527K	2.8M	🇬🇲 5.4×
GDP	$3.1B	$2.6B	🇨🇻 1.2×
GDP per capita	$5,796	$919	🇨🇻 6.3×
Land area	4,033 km²	10,000 km²	🇬🇲 2.5×
Coastline	965 km	80 km	🇨🇻 12×