Military Strength: Angola vs Chad

Chad (ranked #92 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Angola (#101) on the ARMS Index. Angola fields 117,000 active troops — 2.6:1 Chad's 45,000, backed by 10,000 paramilitary. Angola allocates $1B to defense compared to $0.6B for Chad.

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AngolaWorld #101 20.4

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Chad leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 22.9

66.8117K active troops Manpower15 % 57.045K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.090 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
47.887 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.59 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
33.4$1B budget Defense budget10 % 29.3$586M budget

Angola Chad Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.91 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Angola	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$1B	$586M	🇦🇴 1.7×
– share of GDP	1.0%	3.0%	🇹🇩 3.0×
Active personnel	117,000	45,000	🇦🇴 2.6×
Combat aircraft	87	9	🇦🇴 9.7×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	0	90	🇹🇩
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	10,000	11,900	🇹🇩 1.2×
Military aircraft (all types)	280	40	🇦🇴 7.0×
– helicopters	115	16	🇦🇴 7.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$27	$29	🇹🇩 1.1×
Population	37.9M	20.3M	🇦🇴 1.9×
GDP	$101B	$20B	🇦🇴 5.2×
GDP per capita	$2,666	$962	🇦🇴 2.8×
Land area	1,246,700 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇹🇩 ≈
Coastline	1,600 km	0 km	🇦🇴