Military Strength: Central African Republic vs Niger

Niger (ranked #138 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Central African Republic (#143) on the ARMS Index. Central African Republic fields 10,000 active troops vs 10,000 for Niger, backed by 8,000 paramilitary. Niger's $0.4B defense budget is 6.4:1 that of Central African Republic ($0.07B).

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Central African RepublicWorld #143 10.6

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Niger leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars

NigerWorld #138 13.1

47.310K active troops Manpower15 % 43.910K active troops
20.14 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
3.20 combat aircraft Air power25 % 20.02 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.3$69M budget Defense budget10 % 27.2$437M budget

Central African Republic Niger Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.89 vs ×1.05 · Methodology

Key figures

	Central African Republic	Niger	Ratio
Defense budget	$69M	$437M	🇳🇪 6.4×
– share of GDP	2.5%	2.2%	🇨🇫 1.1×
Active personnel	10,000	10,000	—
Combat aircraft	0	2	🇳🇪
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	4	0	🇨🇫
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	8,000	7,500	🇨🇫 1.1×
Military aircraft (all types)	8	25	🇳🇪 3.1×
– helicopters	0	12	🇳🇪
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$13	$16	🇳🇪 1.3×
Population	5.3M	27M	🇳🇪 5.1×
GDP	$2.8B	$20B	🇳🇪 7.2×
GDP per capita	$516	$735	🇳🇪 1.4×
Land area	622,984 km²	1,266,700 km²	🇳🇪 2.0×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—