Military Strength: Mozambique vs Zambia

Zambia (ranked #96 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Mozambique (#104) on the ARMS Index. Mozambique fields 11,000 active troops vs 16,000 for Zambia, backed by 3,000 reserves and 1,400 paramilitary. Mozambique allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.3B for Zambia.

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MozambiqueWorld #104 19.5

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Zambia leads on 3 of 6 pillars

ZambiaWorld #96 22.0

47.011K active troops Manpower15 % 50.516K active troops
35.330 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 36.635 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
21.18 combat aircraft Air power25 % 34.315 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.5$455M budget Defense budget10 % 25.2$329M budget

Mozambique Zambia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.01 vs ×0.96 · Methodology

Key figures

	Mozambique	Zambia	Ratio
Defense budget	$455M	$329M	🇲🇿 1.4×
– share of GDP	2.0%	1.3%	🇲🇿 1.5×
Active personnel	11,000	16,000	🇿🇲 1.5×
Combat aircraft	8	15	🇿🇲 1.9×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	30	35	🇿🇲 1.2×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	3,000	🇿🇲
Paramilitary forces	0	1,400	🇿🇲
Military aircraft (all types)	21	80	🇿🇲 3.8×
– helicopters	8	33	🇿🇲 4.1×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$13	$15	🇿🇲 1.2×
Population	34.6M	21.3M	🇲🇿 1.6×
GDP	$23B	$25B	🇿🇲 1.1×
GDP per capita	$657	$1,187	🇿🇲 1.8×
Land area	786,380 km²	743,398 km²	🇲🇿 1.1×
Coastline	2,470 km	0 km	🇲🇿