Military Strength: Burkina Faso vs Niger

Burkina Faso (ranked #124 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Niger (#138) on the ARMS Index. Burkina Faso fields 11,000 active troops vs 10,000 for Niger, backed by 5,000 paramilitary. Burkina Faso's $1B defense budget is 2.4:1 that of Niger ($0.4B).

ARMS (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

Burkina FasoWorld #124 15.3

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Burkina Faso leads on 3 of 6 pillars

NigerWorld #138 13.1

48.011K active troops Manpower15 % 43.910K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
24.43 combat aircraft Air power25 % 20.02 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
33.6$1B budget Defense budget10 % 27.2$437M budget

Burkina Faso Niger Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.06 vs ×1.05 · Methodology

Key figures

	Burkina Faso	Niger	Ratio
Defense budget	$1B	$437M	🇧🇫 2.4×
– share of GDP	4.5%	2.2%	🇧🇫 2.0×
Active personnel	11,000	10,000	🇧🇫 1.1×
Combat aircraft	3	2	🇧🇫 1.5×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	5,000	7,500	🇳🇪 1.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	26	25	🇧🇫 ≈
– helicopters	19	12	🇧🇫 1.6×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$44	$16	🇧🇫 2.7×
Population	23.5M	27M	🇳🇪 1.1×
GDP	$23B	$20B	🇧🇫 1.2×
GDP per capita	$982	$735	🇧🇫 1.3×
Land area	273,602 km²	1,266,700 km²	🇳🇪 4.6×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—