Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Sub-Saharan Africa · Mogadishu

Rank #131 of 173

26.9Strength score

Photos

Two Somali National Army soldiers posing with AK-47 and M16A1 — Two Somali National Army soldiers posing with AK-47 and M16A1GYSGT W. R. Hower · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

French navy ship begins six-month deployment DVIDS68942 — French navy ship begins six-month deployment DVIDS68942Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Zeltakalns · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Somali Air Force helicopter tail — Somali Air Force helicopter tailSomali National Television · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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

Strength by area

Finance69
Air power—
Manpower64
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $199M #134
Budget as % of GDP: 1.54% #96
Spending per person: $10 #150
GDP: $13.0B #147
Population: 19,654,739 #66

Manpower

Active personnel: 14,000 (World Bank figure) #121
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 14,000 #121

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…

Weapons Somalia, Fed. Rep. uses (3)

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Fighter aircraft

Shenyang J-6

Shenyang J-6Fighter aircraft

T-34/85

T-34/85Other tanks

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)