Military Strength: Burundi vs Senegal

Burundi (ranked #130 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Senegal (#131) on the ARMS Index. Burundi fields 31,000 active troops vs 19,000 for Senegal, backed by 21,000 paramilitary. Senegal's $0.5B defense budget is 4.9:1 that of Burundi ($0.1B).

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BurundiWorld #130 14.3

ARMS Index / 100

Burundi leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SenegalWorld #131 13.7

56.931K active troops Manpower15 % 49.519K active troops
26.610 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 21.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
17.9$108M budget Defense budget10 % 28.5$525M budget

Burundi Senegal Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.84 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Burundi	Senegal	Ratio
Defense budget	$108M	$525M	🇸🇳 4.9×
– share of GDP	3.5%	1.6%	🇧🇮 2.2×
Active personnel	31,000	19,000	🇧🇮 1.6×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
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	40	🇸🇳 3.1×
– helicopters	13	20	🇸🇳 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$8	$28	🇸🇳 3.7×
Population	14M	18.5M	🇸🇳 1.3×
GDP	$3.1B	$33B	🇸🇳 11×
GDP per capita	$219	$1,773	🇸🇳 8.1×
Land area	25,680 km²	192,530 km²	🇸🇳 7.5×
Coastline	0 km	531 km	🇸🇳