Military Strength: Benin vs Madagascar

Madagascar (ranked #140 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Benin (#145) on the ARMS Index. Benin fields 12,000 active troops vs 22,000 for Madagascar, backed by 8,100 paramilitary. Benin allocates $0.2B to defense compared to $0.1B for Madagascar.

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BeninWorld #145 10.4

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Madagascar leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

MadagascarWorld #140 12.8

45.012K active troops Manpower15 % 49.922K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 22.96 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
14.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 8.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
20.0$150M budget Defense budget10 % 18.7$122M budget

Benin Madagascar Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×0.90 · Methodology

Key figures

	Benin	Madagascar	Ratio
Defense budget	$150M	$122M	🇧🇯 1.2×
– share of GDP	0.7%	0.7%	—
Active personnel	12,000	22,000	🇲🇬 1.8×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	6	🇲🇬
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	4,800	8,100	🇲🇬 1.7×
Military aircraft (all types)	11	4	🇧🇯 2.8×
– helicopters	9	4	🇧🇯 2.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$10	$4	🇧🇯 2.7×
Population	14.5M	32M	🇲🇬 2.2×
GDP	$21B	$17B	🇧🇯 1.2×
GDP per capita	$1,485	$545	🇧🇯 2.7×
Land area	114,305 km²	581,540 km²	🇲🇬 5.1×
Coastline	121 km	4,828 km	🇲🇬 40×