Military Strength: Gabon vs Ghana

Ghana (ranked #134 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Gabon (#135) on the ARMS Index. Ghana fields 16,000 active troops — 2.3:1 Gabon's 7,000. Gabon allocates $0.3B to defense compared to $0.3B for Ghana.

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GabonWorld #135 13.2

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Ghana leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

GhanaWorld #134 13.4

41.17,000 active troops Manpower15 % 49.716K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
23.86 combat aircraft Air power25 % 23.54 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
24.8$313M budget Defense budget10 % 25.2$329M budget

Gabon Ghana Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.04 vs ×0.96 · Methodology

Key figures

	Gabon	Ghana	Ratio
Defense budget	$313M	$329M	🇬🇭 1.1×
– share of GDP	1.5%	0.4%	🇬🇦 3.8×
Active personnel	7,000	16,000	🇬🇭 2.3×
Combat aircraft	6	4	🇬🇦 1.5×
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	2,000	0	🇬🇦
Military aircraft (all types)	25	20	🇬🇦 1.2×
– helicopters	16	11	🇬🇦 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$123	$10	🇬🇦 13×
Population	2.5M	34.4M	🇬🇭 14×
GDP	$21B	$82B	🇬🇭 3.9×
GDP per capita	$8,230	$2,391	🇬🇦 3.4×
Land area	257,667 km²	227,533 km²	🇬🇦 1.1×
Coastline	885 km	539 km	🇬🇦 1.6×