2026 military data comparison

Nepal vs Mali Military Power

Compare Nepal and Mali across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Nepal #98 and Mali #108 in the 2026 edition.

Nepal flag

Nepal

1.0Strength Score

3 indicators higher

Mali flag

Mali

0.8Strength Score

9 indicators higher

Comparison at a glance

Higher MSS score

Nepal

1.0 vs 0.8

Indicators higher

3–9

5 tied

Global ranks

#98 / #108

of 145 profiles

Defense budgets

$431.4M

vs $1.1B

Category scorecard

Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force0 – 1 – 4
Navy0 – 1 – 0
Army and ground forces0 – 2 – 3
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2

Largest reported differences

Reserve troops: Nepal

Nepal 82,000 · Mali 0

Fighter aircraft: Mali

Nepal 0 · Mali 9

Attack aircraft: Mali

Nepal 0 · Mali 12

Attack helicopters: Mali

Nepal 0 · Mali 8

Manpower

Active troops

98.5K
VS
40.0K

Reserve troops

82.0K
VS
0

Paramilitary

15.0K
VS
4.8K

Air force

Total aircraft

17
VS
44

Fighter aircraft

0
VS
9

Attack aircraft

0
VS
12

Helicopters

10
VS
10

Attack helicopters

0
VS
8

Navy

Total naval assets

0
VS
0

Aircraft carriers

N/A
VS
N/A

Destroyers

N/A
VS
N/A

Submarines

N/A
VS
N/A

Frigates

N/A
VS
N/A

Army and ground forces

Tanks

0
VS
0

Armored vehicles

1.1K
VS
3.7K

Self-propelled artillery

0
VS
0

Towed artillery

14
VS
50

Multiple-launch rocket systems

0
VS
30

Financial and strategic

Defense budget

$431.4M
VS
$1.1B

Defense budget share of GDP

0.3%
VS
1.6%

Estimated nuclear warheads

0
VS
0

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