Military Strength: Gabon vs Senegal

Senegal (ranked #131 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Gabon (#135) on the ARMS Index. Senegal fields 19,000 active troops — 2.7:1 Gabon's 7,000, backed by 5,000 paramilitary. Gabon allocates $0.3B to defense compared to $0.5B for Senegal.

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GabonWorld #135 13.2

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Senegal leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SenegalWorld #131 13.7

41.17,000 active troops Manpower15 % 49.519K 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 % 21.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
24.8$313M budget Defense budget10 % 28.5$525M budget

Gabon Senegal Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.04 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Gabon	Senegal	Ratio
Defense budget	$313M	$525M	🇸🇳 1.7×
– share of GDP	1.5%	1.6%	🇸🇳 1.1×
Active personnel	7,000	19,000	🇸🇳 2.7×
Combat aircraft	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	5,000	🇸🇳 2.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	25	40	🇸🇳 1.6×
– helicopters	16	20	🇸🇳 1.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$123	$28	🇬🇦 4.4×
Population	2.5M	18.5M	🇸🇳 7.3×
GDP	$21B	$33B	🇸🇳 1.6×
GDP per capita	$8,230	$1,773	🇬🇦 4.6×
Land area	257,667 km²	192,530 km²	🇬🇦 1.3×
Coastline	885 km	531 km	🇬🇦 1.7×