Madagascar

Sub-Saharan Africa · Antananarivo

Rank #132 of 173

26.9Strength score

Photos

Sakaraha-Toliara-Province-Madagascar — Sakaraha-Toliara-Province-MadagascarU.S. Army Map Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Battle of tamatave — Battle of tamataveUnknown/unspecified (irrelevant to licencing) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Westland Lysander - Royal Air Force Operations in Madagascar, 1942. MAD285 — Westland Lysander - Royal Air Force Operations in Madagascar, 1942. MAD285War Office official photographer, Morris J D C (Sgt) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance67
Air power—
Manpower67
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $120M #144
Budget as % of GDP: 0.62% #146
Spending per person: $4 #161
GDP: $19.6B #134
Population: 32,740,678 #49

Manpower

Active personnel: 22,000 (World Bank figure) #102
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 22,000 #103

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)