Military Strength: Gabon vs Gambia

Gabon (ranked #142 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Gambia (#158) on the ATLAS Index. Gabon fields 7,000 active troops vs 4,000 for Gambia, backed by 2,000 paramilitary. Gabon's $0.3B defense budget is 22:1 that of Gambia ($0.01B).

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GabonWorld #142 7.9

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Gabon leads on 3 of 6 pillars

GambiaWorld #158 4.3

19.87,000 active troops Manpower10 % 11.94,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
15.36 combat aircraft Air power25 % 8.41 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
13.6$313M budget Defense budget15 % 6.3$14M budget

Gabon 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

	Gabon	Gambia	Ratio
Defense budget	$313M	$14M	🇬🇦 22×
– share of GDP	1.5%	0.6%	🇬🇦 2.5×
Active personnel	7,000	4,000	🇬🇦 1.8×
Combat aircraft	6	1	🇬🇦 6.0×
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	2,000	0	🇬🇦
Military aircraft (all types)	25	1	🇬🇦 25×
– helicopters	16	0	🇬🇦
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$123	$5	🇬🇦 24×
Population	2.5M	2.8M	🇬🇲 1.1×
GDP	$21B	$2.4B	🇬🇦 8.7×
GDP per capita	$8,230	$871	🇬🇦 9.4×
Land area	257,667 km²	10,000 km²	🇬🇦 26×
Coastline	885 km	80 km	🇬🇦 11×