Military Strength: Niger vs Togo

Togo (ranked #129 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Niger (#136) on the ATLAS Index. Niger fields 5,300 active troops vs 8,550 for Togo, backed by 3,000 paramilitary. Niger allocates $0.4B to defense compared to $0.2B for Togo.

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NigerWorld #136 8.6

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Togo leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

TogoWorld #129 9.9

21.85,300 active troops Manpower10 % 22.48,550 active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 12.84 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
16.62 combat aircraft Air power25 % 12.45 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
14.8$437M budget Defense budget15 % 12.6$234M budget

Niger Togo 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	Togo	Ratio
Defense budget	$437M	$234M	🇳🇪 1.9×
– share of GDP	2.2%	2.2%	—
Active personnel	5,300	8,550	🇹🇬 1.6×
Combat aircraft	2	5	🇹🇬 2.5×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	4	🇹🇬
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	7,500	3,000	🇳🇪 2.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	37	19	🇳🇪 1.9×
– helicopters	17	10	🇳🇪 1.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$16	$27	🇹🇬 1.7×
Population	27.9M	8.6M	🇳🇪 3.2×
GDP	$22B	$12B	🇳🇪 1.8×
GDP per capita	$775	$1,384	🇹🇬 1.8×
Land area	1,266,700 km²	54,385 km²	🇳🇪 23×
Coastline	0 km	56 km	🇹🇬