Military Strength: Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau

Gabon (ranked #142 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Guinea-Bissau (#150) on the ATLAS Index. Gabon fields 7,000 active troops vs 4,000 for Guinea-Bissau, backed by 2,000 paramilitary. Gabon's $0.3B defense budget is 12:1 that of Guinea-Bissau ($0.03B).

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GabonWorld #142 7.9

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Gabon leads on 3 of 6 pillars

Guinea-BissauWorld #150 6.2

19.87,000 active troops Manpower10 % 18.34,000 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 16.110 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
15.36 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
13.6$313M budget Defense budget15 % 7.3$27M budget

Gabon Guinea-Bissau 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	Guinea-Bissau	Ratio
Defense budget	$313M	$27M	🇬🇦 12×
– share of GDP	1.5%	1.2%	🇬🇦 1.2×
Active personnel	7,000	4,000	🇬🇦 1.8×
Combat aircraft	6	0	🇬🇦
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	10	🇬🇼
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	2,000	0	🇬🇦
Military aircraft (all types)	25	0	🇬🇦
– helicopters	16	0	🇬🇦
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$123	$12	🇬🇦 10×
Population	2.5M	2.2M	🇬🇦 1.2×
GDP	$21B	$2.2B	🇬🇦 9.4×
GDP per capita	$8,230	$1,008	🇬🇦 8.2×
Land area	257,667 km²	28,120 km²	🇬🇦 9.2×
Coastline	885 km	350 km	🇬🇦 2.5×