Military Strength: Madagascar vs Malawi

Madagascar (ranked #140 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Malawi (#149) on the ARMS Index. Madagascar fields 22,000 active troops vs 15,000 for Malawi, backed by 8,100 paramilitary. Madagascar allocates $0.1B to defense compared to $0.09B for Malawi.

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MadagascarWorld #140 12.8

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Madagascar leads on 3 of 6 pillars

MalawiWorld #149 9.8

49.922K active troops Manpower15 % 47.615K active troops
22.96 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
8.40 combat aircraft Air power25 % 13.80 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.7$122M budget Defense budget10 % 16.9$90M budget

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

Key figures

	Madagascar	Malawi	Ratio
Defense budget	$122M	$90M	🇲🇬 1.3×
– share of GDP	0.7%	0.8%	🇲🇼 1.1×
Active personnel	22,000	15,000	🇲🇬 1.5×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	6	0	🇲🇬
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	8,100	4,200	🇲🇬 1.9×
Military aircraft (all types)	4	11	🇲🇼 2.8×
– helicopters	4	8	🇲🇼 2.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$4	$4	🇲🇼 1.1×
Population	32M	21.7M	🇲🇬 1.5×
GDP	$17B	$11B	🇲🇬 1.5×
GDP per capita	$545	$523	🇲🇬 ≈
Land area	581,540 km²	94,080 km²	🇲🇬 6.2×
Coastline	4,828 km	0 km	🇲🇬