Military Strength: Madagascar vs Senegal

Senegal (ranked #131 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Madagascar (#140) on the ARMS Index. Madagascar fields 22,000 active troops vs 19,000 for Senegal, backed by 8,100 paramilitary. Senegal's $0.5B defense budget is 4.3:1 that of Madagascar ($0.1B).

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MadagascarWorld #140 12.8

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Senegal leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

SenegalWorld #131 13.7

49.922K active troops Manpower15 % 49.519K 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 % 21.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.7$122M budget Defense budget10 % 28.5$525M budget

Madagascar Senegal Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.90 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Madagascar	Senegal	Ratio
Defense budget	$122M	$525M	🇸🇳 4.3×
– share of GDP	0.7%	1.6%	🇸🇳 2.3×
Active personnel	22,000	19,000	🇲🇬 1.2×
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	5,000	🇲🇬 1.6×
Military aircraft (all types)	4	40	🇸🇳 10×
– helicopters	4	20	🇸🇳 5.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$4	$28	🇸🇳 7.4×
Population	32M	18.5M	🇲🇬 1.7×
GDP	$17B	$33B	🇸🇳 1.9×
GDP per capita	$545	$1,773	🇸🇳 3.3×
Land area	581,540 km²	192,530 km²	🇲🇬 3.0×
Coastline	4,828 km	531 km	🇲🇬 9.1×