Military Strength: Gambia vs Liberia

Liberia (ranked #164 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Gambia (#168) on the ATLAS Index. Liberia fields 2,010 active troops — 2.5:1 Gambia's 800. Liberia's $0.03B defense budget is 2.3:1 that of Gambia ($0.01B).

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GambiaWorld #168 2.2

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Liberia leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

LiberiaWorld #164 2.7

12.0800 active troops Manpower10 % 15.12,010 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 0.00 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
6.3$14M budget Defense budget15 % 7.8$34M budget

Gambia Liberia 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

	Gambia	Liberia	Ratio
Defense budget	$14M	$34M	🇱🇷 2.3×
– share of GDP	0.6%	0.7%	🇱🇷 1.2×
Active personnel	800	2,010	🇱🇷 2.5×
Combat aircraft	0	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	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	0	0	—
– helicopters	0	0	—
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$5	$6	🇱🇷 1.1×
Population	2.8M	5.7M	🇱🇷 2.0×
GDP	$2.6B	$5.2B	🇱🇷 2.0×
GDP per capita	$919	$915	🇬🇲 ≈
Land area	10,000 km²	96,320 km²	🇱🇷 9.6×
Coastline	80 km	579 km	🇱🇷 7.2×