Military Strength: Gabon vs Niger

Gabon (ranked #135 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Niger (#138) on the ARMS Index. Gabon fields 7,000 active troops vs 10,000 for Niger, backed by 7,500 paramilitary. Gabon allocates $0.3B to defense compared to $0.4B for Niger.

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GabonWorld #135 13.2

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Gabon leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

NigerWorld #138 13.1

41.17,000 active troops Manpower15 % 43.910K 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 % 20.02 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
24.8$313M budget Defense budget10 % 27.2$437M budget

Gabon Niger Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.04 vs ×1.05 · Methodology

Key figures

	Gabon	Niger	Ratio
Defense budget	$313M	$437M	🇳🇪 1.4×
– share of GDP	1.5%	2.2%	🇳🇪 1.5×
Active personnel	7,000	10,000	🇳🇪 1.4×
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	25	—
– helicopters	16	12	🇬🇦 1.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$123	$16	🇬🇦 7.6×
Population	2.5M	27M	🇳🇪 11×
GDP	$21B	$20B	🇬🇦 1.1×
GDP per capita	$8,230	$735	🇬🇦 11×
Land area	257,667 km²	1,266,700 km²	🇳🇪 4.9×
Coastline	885 km	0 km	🇬🇦