Military Strength: Mali vs Chad

Chad (ranked #92 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Mali (#98) on the ARMS Index. Mali fields 41,000 active troops vs 45,000 for Chad, backed by 11,900 paramilitary. Mali allocates $1.2B to defense compared to $0.6B for Chad.

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MaliWorld #98 21.4

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Chad leads on 3 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 22.9

51.441K active troops Manpower15 % 57.045K active troops
26.610 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.090 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
27.112 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.59 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
34.4$1.2B budget Defense budget10 % 29.3$586M budget

Mali Chad Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Mali	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.2B	$586M	🇲🇱 2.0×
– share of GDP	4.3%	3.0%	🇲🇱 1.4×
Active personnel	41,000	45,000	🇹🇩 1.1×
Combat aircraft	12	9	🇲🇱 1.3×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	10	90	🇹🇩 9.0×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	20,000	11,900	🇲🇱 1.7×
Military aircraft (all types)	43	40	🇲🇱 1.1×
– helicopters	10	16	🇹🇩 1.6×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$47	$29	🇲🇱 1.6×
Population	24.5M	20.3M	🇲🇱 1.2×
GDP	$27B	$20B	🇲🇱 1.4×
GDP per capita	$1,095	$962	🇲🇱 1.1×
Land area	1,220,190 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇹🇩 ≈
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—