Military Strength: Gabon vs Niger

Niger (ranked #136 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Gabon (#142) on the ATLAS Index. Gabon fields 4,700 active troops vs 5,300 for Niger, backed by 7,500 paramilitary. Gabon allocates $0.3B to defense compared to $0.4B for Niger.

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GabonWorld #142 8.0

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Niger leads on 3 of 6 pillars

NigerWorld #136 8.6

19.84,700 active troops Manpower10 % 21.85,300 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
15.46 combat aircraft Air power25 % 16.62 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
13.6$313M budget Defense budget15 % 14.8$437M budget

Gabon Niger 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	Niger	Ratio
Defense budget	$313M	$437M	🇳🇪 1.4×
– share of GDP	1.5%	2.2%	🇳🇪 1.5×
Active personnel	4,700	5,300	🇳🇪 1.1×
Combat aircraft	6	2	🇬🇦 3.0×
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	7,500	🇳🇪 3.8×
Military aircraft (all types)	25	37	🇳🇪 1.5×
– helicopters	16	17	🇳🇪 1.1×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$121	$16	🇬🇦 7.7×
Population	2.6M	27.9M	🇳🇪 11×
GDP	$21B	$22B	🇳🇪 ≈
GDP per capita	$8,263	$775	🇬🇦 11×
Land area	257,667 km²	1,266,700 km²	🇳🇪 4.9×
Coastline	885 km	0 km	🇬🇦