Military Strength: Djibouti vs Yemen

Yemen (ranked #86 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Djibouti (#120) on the ATLAS Index. Djibouti fields 13,000 active troops vs 20,000 for Yemen. Yemen's $1.7B defense budget is 47:1 that of Djibouti ($0.04B).

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DjiboutiWorld #120 11.7

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Yemen leads on 4 of 6 pillars

YemenWorld #86 17.5

23.013K active troops Manpower10 % 33.420K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
22.129 warships Naval power20 % 23.529 warships
14.40 combat aircraft Air power25 % 24.775 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
7.9$36M budget Defense budget15 % 20.8$1.7B budget

Djibouti Yemen 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

	Djibouti	Yemen	Ratio
Defense budget	$36M	$1.7B	🇾🇪 47×
– share of GDP	2.6%	4.0%	🇾🇪 1.5×
Active personnel	13,000	20,000	🇾🇪 1.5×
Combat aircraft	0	75	🇾🇪
Warships	29	29	—
– 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	156	🇾🇪 9.2×
– helicopters	10	40	🇾🇪 4.0×
Budget share of govt spending	9.1%	14.3%	🇾🇪 1.6×
Budget per capita	$41	$58	🇾🇪 1.4×
Population	1.2M	40.6M	🇾🇪 35×
GDP	$4.2B	$22B	🇾🇪 5.2×
GDP per capita	$3,553	$532	🇩🇯 6.7×
Land area	23,180 km²	527,968 km²	🇾🇪 23×
Coastline	314 km	1,906 km	🇾🇪 6.1×