Military Strength: Mali vs Uganda

Uganda (ranked #85 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Mali (#98) on the ARMS Index. Mali fields 41,000 active troops vs 46,000 for Uganda, backed by 10,000 reserves and 1,400 paramilitary. Mali allocates $1.2B to defense compared to $1.3B for Uganda.

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MaliWorld #98 21.4

ARMS Index / 100

Uganda leads on 4 of 6 pillars

UgandaWorld #85 25.2

51.441K active troops Manpower15 % 59.746K active troops
26.610 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 48.0240 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
27.112 combat aircraft Air power25 % 28.56 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
34.4$1.2B budget Defense budget10 % 35.3$1.3B budget

Mali Uganda Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×0.98 · Methodology

Key figures

	Mali	Uganda	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.2B	$1.3B	🇺🇬 1.1×
– share of GDP	4.3%	2.0%	🇲🇱 2.2×
Active personnel	41,000	46,000	🇺🇬 1.1×
Combat aircraft	12	6	🇲🇱 2.0×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	10	240	🇺🇬 24×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	10,000	🇺🇬
Paramilitary forces	20,000	1,400	🇲🇱 14×
Military aircraft (all types)	43	51	🇺🇬 1.2×
– helicopters	10	30	🇺🇬 3.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	9.0%	🇺🇬
Budget per capita	$47	$26	🇲🇱 1.8×
Population	24.5M	50M	🇺🇬 2.0×
GDP	$27B	$54B	🇺🇬 2.0×
GDP per capita	$1,095	$1,078	🇲🇱 ≈
Land area	1,220,190 km²	197,100 km²	🇲🇱 6.2×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—