Military Strength: Gambia vs Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone (ranked #156 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Gambia (#168) on the ATLAS Index. Sierra Leone fields 8,500 active troops — 11:1 Gambia's 800. Sierra Leone's $0.03B defense budget is 2.4:1 that of Gambia ($0.01B).

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GambiaWorld #168 2.2

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Sierra Leone leads on 3 of 6 pillars

Sierra LeoneWorld #156 4.8

12.0800 active troops Manpower10 % 21.68,500 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 % 5.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
6.3$14M budget Defense budget15 % 7.8$35M budget

Gambia Sierra Leone 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	Sierra Leone	Ratio
Defense budget	$14M	$35M	🇸🇱 2.4×
– share of GDP	0.6%	0.5%	🇬🇲 1.2×
Active personnel	800	8,500	🇸🇱 11×
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	1	🇸🇱
– helicopters	0	1	🇸🇱
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$5	$4	🇬🇲 1.3×
Population	2.8M	8.8M	🇸🇱 3.1×
GDP	$2.6B	$7.5B	🇸🇱 2.9×
GDP per capita	$919	$846	🇬🇲 1.1×
Land area	10,000 km²	71,620 km²	🇸🇱 7.2×
Coastline	80 km	402 km	🇸🇱 5.0×