Military Strength: Rwanda vs Togo

Rwanda (ranked #120 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Togo (#122) on the ARMS Index. Rwanda fields 35,000 active troops — 3.5:1 Togo's 10,000, backed by 2,000 paramilitary. Rwanda allocates $0.2B to defense compared to $0.2B for Togo.

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RwandaWorld #120 16.9

ARMS Index / 100

Rwanda leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

TogoWorld #122 15.8

56.235K active troops Manpower15 % 45.710K active troops
33.524 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 20.14 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
18.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 20.85 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
21.3$185M budget Defense budget10 % 22.9$234M budget

Rwanda Togo Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.87 vs ×0.98 · Methodology

Key figures

	Rwanda	Togo	Ratio
Defense budget	$185M	$234M	🇹🇬 1.3×
– share of GDP	1.3%	2.2%	🇹🇬 1.7×
Active personnel	35,000	10,000	🇷🇼 3.5×
Combat aircraft	0	5	🇹🇬
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	24	4	🇷🇼 6.0×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	2,000	3,000	🇹🇬 1.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	21	18	🇷🇼 1.2×
– helicopters	17	10	🇷🇼 1.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$13	$25	🇹🇬 1.9×
Population	14.3M	9.5M	🇷🇼 1.5×
GDP	$14B	$11B	🇷🇼 1.3×
GDP per capita	$1,000	$1,119	🇹🇬 1.1×
Land area	24,668 km²	54,385 km²	🇹🇬 2.2×
Coastline	0 km	56 km	🇹🇬