Military Strength: Niger vs Senegal

Senegal (ranked #133 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Niger (#136) on the ATLAS Index. Senegal fields 13,600 active troops — 2.6:1 Niger's 5,300, backed by 5,000 paramilitary. Niger allocates $0.4B to defense compared to $0.5B for Senegal.

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NigerWorld #136 8.6

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Senegal leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SenegalWorld #133 9.6

21.85,300 active troops Manpower10 % 26.613K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
16.62 combat aircraft Air power25 % 14.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
14.8$437M budget Defense budget15 % 20.5$525M budget

Niger Senegal 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

	Niger	Senegal	Ratio
Defense budget	$437M	$525M	🇸🇳 1.2×
– share of GDP	2.2%	1.6%	🇳🇪 1.4×
Active personnel	5,300	13,600	🇸🇳 2.6×
Combat aircraft	2	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	7,500	5,000	🇳🇪 1.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	37	27	🇳🇪 1.4×
– helicopters	17	11	🇳🇪 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$16	$28	🇸🇳 1.8×
Population	27.9M	18.9M	🇳🇪 1.5×
GDP	$22B	$37B	🇸🇳 1.7×
GDP per capita	$775	$1,955	🇸🇳 2.5×
Land area	1,266,700 km²	192,530 km²	🇳🇪 6.6×
Coastline	0 km	531 km	🇸🇳