Military Strength: Mali vs Zimbabwe

Mali (ranked #98 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Zimbabwe (#105) on the ARMS Index. Mali fields 41,000 active troops vs 51,000 for Zimbabwe, backed by 21,800 paramilitary. Mali's $1.2B defense budget is 6.9:1 that of Zimbabwe ($0.2B).

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MaliWorld #98 21.4

ARMS Index / 100

Mali leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

ZimbabweWorld #105 19.2

51.441K active troops Manpower15 % 56.751K active troops
26.610 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 29.715 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
27.112 combat aircraft Air power25 % 33.421 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
34.4$1.2B budget Defense budget10 % 20.6$166M budget

Mali Zimbabwe Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×0.87 · Methodology

Key figures

	Mali	Zimbabwe	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.2B	$166M	🇲🇱 6.9×
– share of GDP	4.3%	0.4%	🇲🇱 11×
Active personnel	41,000	51,000	🇿🇼 1.2×
Combat aircraft	12	21	🇿🇼 1.8×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	10	15	🇿🇼 1.5×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	20,000	21,800	🇿🇼 1.1×
Military aircraft (all types)	43	94	🇿🇼 2.2×
– helicopters	10	28	🇿🇼 2.8×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$47	$10	🇲🇱 4.7×
Population	24.5M	16.6M	🇲🇱 1.5×
GDP	$27B	$42B	🇿🇼 1.6×
GDP per capita	$1,095	$2,497	🇿🇼 2.3×
Land area	1,220,190 km²	386,847 km²	🇲🇱 3.2×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—