Military Strength: Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho

Guinea-Bissau (ranked #150 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Lesotho (#155) on the ARMS Index. Guinea-Bissau fields 4,000 active troops — 2.0:1 Lesotho's 2,000. Guinea-Bissau allocates $0.03B to defense compared to $0.03B for Lesotho.

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Guinea-BissauWorld #150 9.6

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Guinea-Bissau leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

LesothoWorld #155 7.8

39.84,000 active troops Manpower15 % 33.92,000 active troops
26.610 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 12.60 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
10.3$27M budget Defense budget10 % 11.5$34M budget

Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.87 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Guinea-Bissau	Lesotho	Ratio
Defense budget	$27M	$34M	🇱🇸 1.3×
– share of GDP	1.2%	1.5%	🇱🇸 1.2×
Active personnel	4,000	2,000	🇬🇼 2.0×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	10	0	🇬🇼
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	0	9	🇱🇸
– helicopters	0	6	🇱🇸
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$12	$15	🇱🇸 1.2×
Population	2.2M	2.3M	🇱🇸 1.1×
GDP	$2.2B	$2.3B	🇱🇸 ≈
GDP per capita	$1,008	$972	🇬🇼 ≈
Land area	28,120 km²	30,355 km²	🇱🇸 1.1×
Coastline	350 km	0 km	🇬🇼