Military Strength: Libya vs Uganda

Libya (ranked #79 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Uganda (#85) on the ARMS Index. Uganda fields 46,000 active troops — 6.6:1 Libya's 7,000, backed by 10,000 reserves and 1,400 paramilitary. Libya allocates $1.6B to defense compared to $1.3B for Uganda.

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LibyaWorld #79 27.4

ARMS Index / 100

Libya leads on 3 of 6 pillars

UgandaWorld #85 25.2

55.87,000 active troops Manpower15 % 59.746K active troops
38.443 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 48.0240 battle tanks
17.84 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
30.020 combat aircraft Air power25 % 28.56 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
36.9$1.6B budget Defense budget10 % 35.3$1.3B budget

Libya Uganda Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.02 vs ×0.98 · Methodology

Key figures

	Libya	Uganda	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.6B	$1.3B	🇱🇾 1.2×
– share of GDP	5.3%	2.0%	🇱🇾 2.7×
Active personnel	7,000	46,000	🇺🇬 6.6×
Combat aircraft	20	6	🇱🇾 3.3×
Warships	4	0	🇱🇾
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	43	240	🇺🇬 5.6×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	10,000	🇺🇬
Paramilitary forces	0	1,400	🇺🇬
Military aircraft (all types)	80	51	🇱🇾 1.6×
– helicopters	17	30	🇺🇬 1.8×
Budget share of govt spending	5.5%	9.0%	🇺🇬 1.6×
Budget per capita	$217	$26	🇱🇾 8.5×
Population	7.4M	50M	🇺🇬 6.8×
GDP	$48B	$54B	🇺🇬 1.1×
GDP per capita	$6,569	$1,078	🇱🇾 6.1×
Land area	1,759,540 km²	197,100 km²	🇱🇾 8.9×
Coastline	1,770 km	0 km	🇱🇾