Military Strength: Burundi vs Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso (ranked #123 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Burundi (#125) on the ATLAS Index. Burundi fields 30,050 active troops — 2.7:1 Burkina Faso's 11,200, backed by 21,000 paramilitary. Burkina Faso's $1B defense budget is 9.6:1 that of Burundi ($0.1B).

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BurundiWorld #125 10.6

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Dead heat on the ATLAS Index

Burkina FasoWorld #123 10.6

31.030K active troops Manpower10 % 25.911K active troops
16.010 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
10.50 combat aircraft Air power25 % 17.23 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
10.4$108M budget Defense budget15 % 24.0$1B budget

Burundi Burkina Faso 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

	Burundi	Burkina Faso	Ratio
Defense budget	$108M	$1B	🇧🇫 9.6×
– share of GDP	3.5%	4.5%	🇧🇫 1.3×
Active personnel	30,050	11,200	🇧🇮 2.7×
Combat aircraft	0	3	🇧🇫
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	10	0	🇧🇮
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	21,000	5,000	🇧🇮 4.2×
Military aircraft (all types)	13	33	🇧🇫 2.5×
– helicopters	13	19	🇧🇫 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$7	$43	🇧🇫 5.8×
Population	14.4M	24.1M	🇧🇫 1.7×
GDP	$3.4B	$28B	🇧🇫 8.2×
GDP per capita	$234	$1,148	🇧🇫 4.9×
Land area	25,680 km²	273,602 km²	🇧🇫 11×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—