Military Strength: Djibouti vs Tunisia

Tunisia (ranked #66 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Djibouti (#142) on the ARMS Index. Tunisia fields 48,000 active troops — 3.7:1 Djibouti's 13,000, backed by 12,000 paramilitary. Tunisia's $1.3B defense budget is 35:1 that of Djibouti ($0.04B).

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DjiboutiWorld #142 11.8

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Tunisia leads on 5 of 6 pillars

TunisiaWorld #66 32.2

46.913K active troops Manpower15 % 57.648K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 53.190 battle tanks
16.829 warships Naval power20 % 24.866 warships
17.10 combat aircraft Air power25 % 36.213 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
11.8$36M budget Defense budget10 % 35.3$1.3B budget

Djibouti Tunisia 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

	Djibouti	Tunisia	Ratio
Defense budget	$36M	$1.3B	🇹🇳 35×
– share of GDP	2.6%	2.5%	🇩🇯 1.1×
Active personnel	13,000	48,000	🇹🇳 3.7×
Combat aircraft	0	13	🇹🇳
Warships	29	66	🇹🇳 2.3×
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	90	🇹🇳
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	2,000	12,000	🇹🇳 6.0×
Military aircraft (all types)	17	169	🇹🇳 9.9×
– helicopters	10	116	🇹🇳 12×
Budget share of govt spending	9.1%	—	🇩🇯
Budget per capita	$41	$105	🇹🇳 2.5×
Population	1.2M	12.3M	🇹🇳 11×
GDP	$4.2B	$51B	🇹🇳 12×
GDP per capita	$3,553	$4,181	🇹🇳 1.2×
Land area	23,180 km²	155,360 km²	🇹🇳 6.7×
Coastline	314 km	1,148 km	🇹🇳 3.7×