Military Strength: Angola vs Nigeria

Nigeria (ranked #58 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Angola (#107) on the ATLAS Index. Angola fields 117,000 active troops vs 223,000 for Nigeria, backed by 80,000 paramilitary. Angola allocates $1B to defense compared to $1.5B for Nigeria.

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AngolaWorld #107 13.6

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Nigeria leads on 4 of 6 pillars

NigeriaWorld #58 26.3

41.7117K active troops Manpower10 % 47.1223K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 34.1330 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 22.9147 warships
26.187 combat aircraft Air power25 % 24.736 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.2$1B budget Defense budget15 % 24.8$1.5B budget

Angola Nigeria Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Angola	Nigeria	Ratio
Defense budget	$1B	$1.5B	🇳🇬 1.5×
– share of GDP	1.0%	0.6%	🇦🇴 1.7×
Active personnel	117,000	223,000	🇳🇬 1.9×
Combat aircraft	87	36	🇦🇴 2.4×
Warships	0	147	🇳🇬
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	330	🇳🇬
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	10,000	80,000	🇳🇬 8.0×
Military aircraft (all types)	280	182	🇦🇴 1.5×
– helicopters	115	73	🇦🇴 1.6×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$27	$7	🇦🇴 4.1×
Population	37.9M	232.7M	🇳🇬 6.1×
GDP	$101B	$252B	🇳🇬 2.5×
GDP per capita	$2,666	$1,084	🇦🇴 2.5×
Land area	1,246,700 km²	910,768 km²	🇦🇴 1.4×
Coastline	1,600 km	853 km	🇦🇴 1.9×