Military Strength: Djibouti vs Ghana

Ghana (ranked #134 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Djibouti (#142) on the ARMS Index. Djibouti fields 13,000 active troops vs 16,000 for Ghana. Ghana's $0.3B defense budget is 9.1:1 that of Djibouti ($0.04B).

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DjiboutiWorld #142 11.8

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Ghana leads on 3 of 6 pillars

GhanaWorld #134 13.4

46.913K active troops Manpower15 % 49.716K 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 % 23.54 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.8$36M budget Defense budget10 % 25.2$329M budget

Djibouti Ghana Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.84 vs ×0.96 · Methodology

Key figures

	Djibouti	Ghana	Ratio
Defense budget	$36M	$329M	🇬🇭 9.1×
– share of GDP	2.6%	0.4%	🇩🇯 6.6×
Active personnel	13,000	16,000	🇬🇭 1.2×
Combat aircraft	0	4	🇬🇭
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	0	🇩🇯
Military aircraft (all types)	17	20	🇬🇭 1.2×
– helicopters	10	11	🇬🇭 1.1×
Budget share of govt spending	9.1%	—	🇩🇯
Budget per capita	$41	$10	🇩🇯 4.3×
Population	1.2M	34.4M	🇬🇭 29×
GDP	$4.2B	$82B	🇬🇭 20×
GDP per capita	$3,553	$2,391	🇩🇯 1.5×
Land area	23,180 km²	227,533 km²	🇬🇭 9.8×
Coastline	314 km	539 km	🇬🇭 1.7×