Military Strength: Libya vs Uganda

Libya (ranked #85 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Uganda (#90) on the ATLAS Index. Libya fields 32,000 active troops vs 45,000 for Uganda, backed by 10,000 reserves and 1,400 paramilitary. Libya allocates $1.6B to defense compared to $1.3B for Uganda.

ATLAS (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

LibyaWorld #85 19.4

ATLAS Index / 100

Libya leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

UgandaWorld #90 17.1

31.432K active troops Manpower10 % 34.645K active troops
24.043 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 28.7239 battle tanks
17.34 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
18.920 combat aircraft Air power25 % 19.26 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
20.3$1.6B budget Defense budget15 % 19.4$1.3B budget

Libya Uganda 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

	Libya	Uganda	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.6B	$1.3B	🇱🇾 1.2×
– share of GDP	5.3%	2.0%	🇱🇾 2.7×
Active personnel	32,000	45,000	🇺🇬 1.4×
Combat aircraft	20	6	🇱🇾 3.3×
Warships	4	0	🇱🇾
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	43	239	🇺🇬 5.6×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	10,000	🇺🇬
Paramilitary forces	0	1,400	🇺🇬
Military aircraft (all types)	74	51	🇱🇾 1.5×
– helicopters	17	29	🇺🇬 1.7×
Budget share of govt spending	5.5%	9.0%	🇺🇬 1.6×
Budget per capita	$217	$26	🇱🇾 8.5×
Population	7.5M	51.4M	🇺🇬 6.9×
GDP	$48B	$62B	🇺🇬 1.3×
GDP per capita	$6,449	$1,206	🇱🇾 5.3×
Land area	1,759,540 km²	197,100 km²	🇱🇾 8.9×
Coastline	1,770 km	0 km	🇱🇾