Military Strength: Burundi vs Madagascar

Burundi (ranked #124 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Madagascar (#134) on the ATLAS Index. Burundi fields 31,000 active troops vs 22,000 for Madagascar, backed by 21,000 paramilitary. Burundi allocates $0.1B to defense compared to $0.1B for Madagascar.

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BurundiWorld #124 10.7

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Burundi leads on 3 of 6 pillars

MadagascarWorld #134 9.5

31.031K active troops Manpower10 % 25.322K active troops
16.410 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 14.46 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
10.50 combat aircraft Air power25 % 9.60 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
10.4$108M budget Defense budget15 % 10.7$122M budget

Burundi Madagascar 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	Madagascar	Ratio
Defense budget	$108M	$122M	🇲🇬 1.1×
– share of GDP	3.5%	0.7%	🇧🇮 5.0×
Active personnel	31,000	22,000	🇧🇮 1.4×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	10	6	🇧🇮 1.7×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	21,000	8,100	🇧🇮 2.6×
Military aircraft (all types)	13	4	🇧🇮 3.2×
– helicopters	13	4	🇧🇮 3.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$8	$4	🇧🇮 2.0×
Population	14M	32M	🇲🇬 2.3×
GDP	$3.1B	$17B	🇲🇬 5.7×
GDP per capita	$219	$545	🇲🇬 2.5×
Land area	25,680 km²	581,540 km²	🇲🇬 23×
Coastline	0 km	4,828 km	🇲🇬