Military Strength: Djibouti vs Madagascar

Madagascar (ranked #140 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Djibouti (#142) on the ARMS Index. Djibouti fields 13,000 active troops vs 22,000 for Madagascar, backed by 8,100 paramilitary. Madagascar's $0.1B defense budget is 3.4:1 that of Djibouti ($0.04B).

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DjiboutiWorld #142 11.8

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Madagascar leads on 3 of 6 pillars

MadagascarWorld #140 12.8

46.913K active troops Manpower15 % 49.922K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 22.96 battle tanks
16.829 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
17.10 combat aircraft Air power25 % 8.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.8$36M budget Defense budget10 % 18.7$122M budget

Djibouti Madagascar Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.84 vs ×0.90 · Methodology

Key figures

	Djibouti	Madagascar	Ratio
Defense budget	$36M	$122M	🇲🇬 3.4×
– share of GDP	2.6%	0.7%	🇩🇯 3.8×
Active personnel	13,000	22,000	🇲🇬 1.7×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	29	0	🇩🇯
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	6	🇲🇬
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	2,000	8,100	🇲🇬 4.0×
Military aircraft (all types)	17	4	🇩🇯 4.2×
– helicopters	10	4	🇩🇯 2.5×
Budget share of govt spending	9.1%	—	🇩🇯
Budget per capita	$41	$4	🇩🇯 11×
Population	1.2M	32M	🇲🇬 27×
GDP	$4.2B	$17B	🇲🇬 4.2×
GDP per capita	$3,553	$545	🇩🇯 6.5×
Land area	23,180 km²	581,540 km²	🇲🇬 25×
Coastline	314 km	4,828 km	🇲🇬 15×