Military Strength: Ethiopia vs Chad

Ethiopia (ranked #76 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Chad (#92) on the ARMS Index. Ethiopia fields 138,000 active troops — 3.1:1 Chad's 45,000. Ethiopia allocates $1B to defense compared to $0.6B for Chad.

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EthiopiaWorld #76 28.3

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Ethiopia leads on 4 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 22.9

81.3138K active troops Manpower15 % 57.045K active troops
67.1338 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.090 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
37.534 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.59 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
42.0$1B budget Defense budget10 % 29.3$586M budget

Ethiopia Chad Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.80 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Ethiopia	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$1B	$586M	🇪🇹 1.8×
– share of GDP	0.7%	3.0%	🇹🇩 4.3×
Active personnel	138,000	45,000	🇪🇹 3.1×
Combat aircraft	34	9	🇪🇹 3.8×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	338	90	🇪🇹 3.8×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	11,900	🇹🇩
Military aircraft (all types)	99	40	🇪🇹 2.5×
– helicopters	31	16	🇪🇹 1.9×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$8	$29	🇹🇩 3.6×
Population	132.1M	20.3M	🇪🇹 6.5×
GDP	$150B	$20B	🇪🇹 7.7×
GDP per capita	$1,134	$962	🇪🇹 1.2×
Land area	1,096,630 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇹🇩 1.1×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—