Military Strength: Rwanda vs Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe (ranked #105 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Rwanda (#120) on the ARMS Index. Rwanda fields 35,000 active troops vs 51,000 for Zimbabwe, backed by 21,800 paramilitary. Rwanda allocates $0.2B to defense compared to $0.2B for Zimbabwe.

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RwandaWorld #120 16.9

ARMS Index / 100

Zimbabwe leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

ZimbabweWorld #105 19.2

56.235K active troops Manpower15 % 56.751K active troops
33.524 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 29.715 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
18.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 33.421 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
21.3$185M budget Defense budget10 % 20.6$166M budget

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

Key figures

	Rwanda	Zimbabwe	Ratio
Defense budget	$185M	$166M	🇷🇼 1.1×
– share of GDP	1.3%	0.4%	🇷🇼 3.2×
Active personnel	35,000	51,000	🇿🇼 1.5×
Combat aircraft	0	21	🇿🇼
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	24	15	🇷🇼 1.6×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	2,000	21,800	🇿🇼 11×
Military aircraft (all types)	21	94	🇿🇼 4.5×
– helicopters	17	28	🇿🇼 1.6×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$13	$10	🇷🇼 1.3×
Population	14.3M	16.6M	🇿🇼 1.2×
GDP	$14B	$42B	🇿🇼 2.9×
GDP per capita	$1,000	$2,497	🇿🇼 2.5×
Land area	24,668 km²	386,847 km²	🇿🇼 16×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—