Military Strength: Sudan vs South Sudan
Overview
Sudan (ranked #71 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than South Sudan (#95) on the Global Military Index. Sudan fields 144,000 active troops — 2.7x South Sudan's 53,000, backed by 60,000 paramilitary. South Sudan's $2B defense budget is 5.4x that of Sudan ($0.4B).
In the air, Sudan operates 184 aircraft including 91 combat jets, while South Sudan fields 20 with 0 fighters.
On the ground, Sudan deploys 224 main battle tanks vs 30 for South Sudan.
Neither Sudan nor South Sudan possesses nuclear weapons.
🇸🇩 Sudan Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 72.7 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 122300 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 52.3 | Main battle tanks: 224 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 0.0 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 54.9 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 39.6 | $0.4B annual military spending |
🇸🇸 South Sudan Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 75.2 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 185000 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 33.1 | Main battle tanks: 30 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 0.0 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 31.8 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 50.9 | $2.0B annual military spending |
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