Military profile
Western Sahara Military Strength
Western Sahara is not covered by the Global Firepower ranking.
Armed forces of Western Sahara
Good to know
the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has operated in the Western Sahara since 1991 in accordance with settlement proposals accepted in 1988 by Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra y de Río de Oro (Frente POLISARIO); the Mission's responsibilities include monitoring the ceasefire, reducing the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance, and providing logistic support to the UNHCR-led Confidence Building Measures pending an agreement to resume those activities, which were suspended in June 2014; as of November 2019, MINURSO had about 460 personnel deployed ++
Forces and service: CIA World Factbook (public domain).
Western Sahara compared with its neighbours
| Country | Strength rank | Military spending |
|---|---|---|
| Western Sahara | — | — |
 Mauritania | #132 | $322 million |
 Morocco | #61 | $6.3 billion |
 Algeria | #26 | $25.4 billion |