Military Strength: Djibouti vs Gabon

Gabon (ranked #135 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Djibouti (#142) on the ARMS Index. Djibouti fields 13,000 active troops vs 7,000 for Gabon, backed by 2,000 paramilitary. Gabon's $0.3B defense budget is 8.6:1 that of Djibouti ($0.04B).

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DjiboutiWorld #142 11.8

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Gabon leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

GabonWorld #135 13.2

46.913K active troops Manpower15 % 41.17,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
16.829 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
17.10 combat aircraft Air power25 % 23.86 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.8$36M budget Defense budget10 % 24.8$313M budget

Djibouti Gabon Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.84 vs ×1.04 · Methodology

Key figures

	Djibouti	Gabon	Ratio
Defense budget	$36M	$313M	🇬🇦 8.6×
– share of GDP	2.6%	1.5%	🇩🇯 1.8×
Active personnel	13,000	7,000	🇩🇯 1.9×
Combat aircraft	0	6	🇬🇦
Warships	29	0	🇩🇯
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	2,000	2,000	—
Military aircraft (all types)	17	25	🇬🇦 1.5×
– helicopters	10	16	🇬🇦 1.6×
Budget share of govt spending	9.1%	—	🇩🇯
Budget per capita	$41	$123	🇬🇦 3.0×
Population	1.2M	2.5M	🇬🇦 2.2×
GDP	$4.2B	$21B	🇬🇦 5.0×
GDP per capita	$3,553	$8,230	🇬🇦 2.3×
Land area	23,180 km²	257,667 km²	🇬🇦 11×
Coastline	314 km	885 km	🇬🇦 2.8×