Military Strength: Niger vs Senegal

Senegal (ranked #131 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Niger (#138) on the ARMS Index. Niger fields 10,000 active troops vs 19,000 for Senegal, backed by 5,000 paramilitary. Niger allocates $0.4B to defense compared to $0.5B for Senegal.

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NigerWorld #138 13.1

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Senegal leads on 3 of 6 pillars

SenegalWorld #131 13.7

43.910K active troops Manpower15 % 49.519K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
20.02 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.2$437M budget Defense budget10 % 28.5$525M budget

Niger Senegal Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.05 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Niger	Senegal	Ratio
Defense budget	$437M	$525M	🇸🇳 1.2×
– share of GDP	2.2%	1.6%	🇳🇪 1.4×
Active personnel	10,000	19,000	🇸🇳 1.9×
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)	25	40	🇸🇳 1.6×
– helicopters	12	20	🇸🇳 1.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$16	$28	🇸🇳 1.8×
Population	27M	18.5M	🇳🇪 1.5×
GDP	$20B	$33B	🇸🇳 1.7×
GDP per capita	$735	$1,773	🇸🇳 2.4×
Land area	1,266,700 km²	192,530 km²	🇳🇪 6.6×
Coastline	0 km	531 km	🇸🇳