Military Strength: Mauritania vs Togo

Mauritania (ranked #117 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Togo (#122) on the ARMS Index. Mauritania fields 21,000 active troops — 2.1:1 Togo's 10,000, backed by 5,000 paramilitary. Mauritania allocates $0.3B to defense compared to $0.2B for Togo.

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MauritaniaWorld #117 17.1

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Mauritania leads on 3 of 6 pillars

TogoWorld #122 15.8

50.621K active troops Manpower15 % 45.710K active troops
33.825 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 20.14 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
15.10 combat aircraft Air power25 % 20.85 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
23.6$262M budget Defense budget10 % 22.9$234M budget

Mauritania Togo Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.94 vs ×0.98 · Methodology

Key figures

	Mauritania	Togo	Ratio
Defense budget	$262M	$234M	🇲🇷 1.1×
– share of GDP	2.4%	2.2%	🇲🇷 1.1×
Active personnel	21,000	10,000	🇲🇷 2.1×
Combat aircraft	0	5	🇹🇬
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	25	4	🇲🇷 6.2×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	5,000	3,000	🇲🇷 1.7×
Military aircraft (all types)	23	18	🇲🇷 1.3×
– helicopters	4	10	🇹🇬 2.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$51	$25	🇲🇷 2.1×
Population	5.2M	9.5M	🇹🇬 1.8×
GDP	$11B	$11B	🇲🇷 ≈
GDP per capita	$2,110	$1,119	🇲🇷 1.9×
Land area	1,025,520 km²	54,385 km²	🇲🇷 19×
Coastline	754 km	56 km	🇲🇷 13×