Military Strength: Kenya vs Morocco

Morocco (ranked #40 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Kenya (#74) on the ARMS Index. Morocco fields 246,000 active troops — 10:1 Kenya's 24,000, backed by 150,000 reserves and 50,000 paramilitary. Morocco's $6.4B defense budget is 4.9:1 that of Kenya ($1.3B).

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KenyaWorld #74 29.2

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Morocco leads on 5 of 6 pillars

MoroccoWorld #40 43.4

53.924K active troops Manpower15 % 75.8246K active troops
47.0188 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 66.1903 battle tanks
12.625 warships Naval power20 % 42.8137 warships
36.223 combat aircraft Air power25 % 47.592 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
35.5$1.3B budget Defense budget10 % 48.8$6.4B budget

Kenya Morocco Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.03 vs ×0.99 · Methodology

Key figures

	Kenya	Morocco	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.3B	$6.4B	🇲🇦 4.9×
– share of GDP	1.1%	4.0%	🇲🇦 3.6×
Active personnel	24,000	246,000	🇲🇦 10×
Combat aircraft	23	92	🇲🇦 4.0×
Warships	25	137	🇲🇦 5.5×
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	188	903	🇲🇦 4.8×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	150,000	🇲🇦
Paramilitary forces	5,000	50,000	🇲🇦 10×
Military aircraft (all types)	120	264	🇲🇦 2.2×
– helicopters	45	100	🇲🇦 2.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$23	$169	🇲🇦 7.2×
Population	56.4M	38.1M	🇰🇪 1.5×
GDP	$120B	$161B	🇲🇦 1.3×
GDP per capita	$2,132	$4,218	🇲🇦 2.0×
Land area	569,140 km²	446,300 km²	🇰🇪 1.3×
Coastline	536 km	2,945 km	🇲🇦 5.5×