Military Strength: Burkina Faso vs Mali

Mali (ranked #109 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Burkina Faso (#123) on the ATLAS Index. Burkina Faso fields 11,200 active troops vs 13,000 for Mali, backed by 20,000 paramilitary. Burkina Faso allocates $1B to defense compared to $1.2B for Mali.

ATLAS (Aggregate Total of Land, Air and Sea strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

Burkina FasoWorld #123 10.6

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Mali leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

MaliWorld #109 13.4

25.911K active troops Manpower10 % 27.813K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 16.810 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
17.23 combat aircraft Air power25 % 17.012 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
24.0$1B budget Defense budget15 % 18.8$1.2B budget

Burkina Faso Mali Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Burkina Faso	Mali	Ratio
Defense budget	$1B	$1.2B	🇲🇱 1.1×
– share of GDP	4.5%	4.3%	🇧🇫 ≈
Active personnel	11,200	13,000	🇲🇱 1.2×
Combat aircraft	3	12	🇲🇱 4.0×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	10	🇲🇱
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	5,000	20,000	🇲🇱 4.0×
Military aircraft (all types)	33	44	🇲🇱 1.3×
– helicopters	19	9	🇧🇫 2.1×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$43	$46	🇲🇱 1.1×
Population	24.1M	25.2M	🇲🇱 ≈
GDP	$28B	$30B	🇲🇱 1.1×
GDP per capita	$1,148	$1,193	🇲🇱 ≈
Land area	273,602 km²	1,220,190 km²	🇲🇱 4.5×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—