Military Strength: Mozambique vs Chad

Chad (ranked #92 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Mozambique (#104) on the ARMS Index. Chad fields 45,000 active troops — 4.1:1 Mozambique's 11,000, backed by 11,900 paramilitary. Mozambique allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.6B for Chad.

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MozambiqueWorld #104 19.5

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Chad leads on 4 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 22.9

47.011K active troops Manpower15 % 57.045K active troops
35.330 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.090 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
21.18 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.59 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.5$455M budget Defense budget10 % 29.3$586M budget

Mozambique Chad Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.01 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Mozambique	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$455M	$586M	🇹🇩 1.3×
– share of GDP	2.0%	3.0%	🇹🇩 1.5×
Active personnel	11,000	45,000	🇹🇩 4.1×
Combat aircraft	8	9	🇹🇩 1.1×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	30	90	🇹🇩 3.0×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	11,900	🇹🇩
Military aircraft (all types)	21	40	🇹🇩 1.9×
– helicopters	8	16	🇹🇩 2.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$13	$29	🇹🇩 2.2×
Population	34.6M	20.3M	🇲🇿 1.7×
GDP	$23B	$20B	🇲🇿 1.2×
GDP per capita	$657	$962	🇹🇩 1.5×
Land area	786,380 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇹🇩 1.6×
Coastline	2,470 km	0 km	🇲🇿