Military Strength: Djibouti vs Kenya

Kenya (ranked #74 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Djibouti (#142) on the ARMS Index. Djibouti fields 13,000 active troops vs 24,000 for Kenya, backed by 5,000 paramilitary. Kenya's $1.3B defense budget is 36:1 that of Djibouti ($0.04B).

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DjiboutiWorld #142 11.8

ARMS Index / 100

Kenya leads on 4 of 6 pillars

KenyaWorld #74 29.2

46.913K active troops Manpower15 % 53.924K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 47.0188 battle tanks
16.829 warships Naval power20 % 12.625 warships
17.10 combat aircraft Air power25 % 36.223 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.8$36M budget Defense budget10 % 35.5$1.3B budget

Djibouti Kenya Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.84 vs ×1.03 · Methodology

Key figures

	Djibouti	Kenya	Ratio
Defense budget	$36M	$1.3B	🇰🇪 36×
– share of GDP	2.6%	1.1%	🇩🇯 2.4×
Active personnel	13,000	24,000	🇰🇪 1.8×
Combat aircraft	0	23	🇰🇪
Warships	29	25	🇩🇯 1.2×
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	188	🇰🇪
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	2,000	5,000	🇰🇪 2.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	17	120	🇰🇪 7.1×
– helicopters	10	45	🇰🇪 4.5×
Budget share of govt spending	9.1%	—	🇩🇯
Budget per capita	$41	$23	🇩🇯 1.8×
Population	1.2M	56.4M	🇰🇪 48×
GDP	$4.2B	$120B	🇰🇪 29×
GDP per capita	$3,553	$2,132	🇩🇯 1.7×
Land area	23,180 km²	569,140 km²	🇰🇪 25×
Coastline	314 km	536 km	🇰🇪 1.7×