Military Strength: Angola vs Chad

Chad (ranked #92 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Angola (#108) on the ATLAS Index. Angola fields 107,000 active troops — 3.2:1 Chad's 33,250, backed by 10,000 paramilitary. Angola allocates $1B to defense compared to $0.6B for Chad.

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AngolaWorld #108 13.5

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Chad leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 15.9

41.7107K active troops Manpower10 % 31.233K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 27.790 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
25.987 combat aircraft Air power25 % 18.79 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.2$1B budget Defense budget15 % 15.9$586M budget

Angola Chad 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	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$1B	$586M	🇦🇴 1.7×
– share of GDP	1.0%	3.0%	🇹🇩 3.0×
Active personnel	107,000	33,250	🇦🇴 3.2×
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	47	🇦🇴 6.0×
– helicopters	115	16	🇦🇴 7.2×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$26	$28	🇹🇩 1.1×
Population	39M	21M	🇦🇴 1.9×
GDP	$122B	$21B	🇦🇴 5.7×
GDP per capita	$3,129	$1,022	🇦🇴 3.1×
Land area	1,246,700 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇹🇩 ≈
Coastline	1,600 km	0 km	🇦🇴