Military Strength: Botswana vs South Africa
Botswanan Military Strength π§πΌ
| πͺ Military personnel | 9,000 β |
| β Reserve troops | 0 β |
| π©οΈ Military aircraft | 45 β |
| β incl. combat aircraft | 15 β |
| β incl. bombers | 0 β |
| β incl. helicopters | 16 β |
| βοΈ Military ships | 0 β |
| β incl. aircraft carriers | 0 β |
| β incl. submarines | 0 β |
| π Main battle tanks | 20 β |
| π₯ Nuclear warheads | 0 β |
South African Military Strength πΏπ¦
| πͺ Military personnel | 89,000 β |
| β Reserve troops | 15,050 β |
| π©οΈ Military aircraft | 139 β |
| β incl. combat aircraft | 5 β |
| β incl. bombers | 0 β |
| β incl. helicopters | 44 β |
| βοΈ Military ships | 49 β |
| β incl. aircraft carriers | 0 β |
| β incl. submarines | 3 β |
| π Main battle tanks | 195 β |
| π₯ Nuclear warheads | 0 β |
| Population | 2.5 million β |
| GDP | $19.4 billion β |
| GDP per capita | $7,820 β |
| Military Budget | $567.8 million β |
| Share of GDP in Milex | 2.8% β |
| Share of Govt Expenditures | 8.0% β |
| Military spends per capita | $227 β |
| Population | 63.2 million β |
| GDP | $380.7 billion β |
| GDP per capita | $6,023 β |
| Military Budget | $2.8 billion β |
| Share of GDP in Milex | 0.7% β |
| Share of Govt Expenditures | 2.1% β |
| Military spends per capita | $45 β |