Military Strength: Angola vs New Zealand

Angola (ranked #101 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than New Zealand (#103) on the ARMS Index. Angola fields 117,000 active troops — 12:1 New Zealand's 10,000, backed by 10,000 paramilitary. New Zealand's $3.1B defense budget is 3.1:1 that of Angola ($1B).

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AngolaWorld #101 20.3

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Angola leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

New ZealandWorld #103 19.6

66.8117K active troops Manpower15 % 46.610K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 15.04 warships
47.687 combat aircraft Air power25 % 23.10 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
33.4$1B budget Defense budget10 % 42.5$3.1B budget

Angola New Zealand Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.91 vs ×1.15 · Methodology

Key figures

	Angola	New Zealand	Ratio
Defense budget	$1B	$3.1B	🇳🇿 3.1×
– share of GDP	1.0%	1.2%	🇳🇿 1.2×
Active personnel	117,000	10,000	🇦🇴 12×
Combat aircraft	87	0	🇦🇴
Warships	0	4	🇳🇿
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	0	—
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	3,270	🇳🇿
Paramilitary forces	10,000	0	🇦🇴
Military aircraft (all types)	280	47	🇦🇴 6.0×
– helicopters	115	21	🇦🇴 5.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$27	$590	🇳🇿 22×
Population	37.9M	5.3M	🇦🇴 7.2×
GDP	$101B	$260B	🇳🇿 2.6×
GDP per capita	$2,666	$49,205	🇳🇿 18×
Land area	1,246,700 km²	262,443 km²	🇦🇴 4.8×
Coastline	1,600 km	15,134 km	🇳🇿 9.5×