Military Strength: Cameroon vs Chad

Chad (ranked #92 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Cameroon (#128) on the ARMS Index. Cameroon fields 34,000 active troops vs 45,000 for Chad, backed by 11,900 paramilitary. Cameroon allocates $0.5B to defense compared to $0.6B for Chad.

ARMS (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

CameroonWorld #128 14.7

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Chad leads on 4 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 22.8

54.734K active troops Manpower15 % 57.045K active troops
0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.090 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
25.46 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.59 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
28.6$533M budget Defense budget10 % 29.3$586M budget

Cameroon Chad Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.96 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Cameroon	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$533M	$586M	🇹🇩 1.1×
– share of GDP	1.0%	3.0%	🇹🇩 3.0×
Active personnel	34,000	45,000	🇹🇩 1.3×
Combat aircraft	6	9	🇹🇩 1.5×
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	9,000	11,900	🇹🇩 1.3×
Military aircraft (all types)	35	40	🇹🇩 1.1×
– helicopters	21	16	🇨🇲 1.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$18	$29	🇹🇩 1.6×
Population	29.1M	20.3M	🇨🇲 1.4×
GDP	$53B	$20B	🇨🇲 2.7×
GDP per capita	$1,830	$962	🇨🇲 1.9×
Land area	472,710 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇹🇩 2.7×
Coastline	402 km	0 km	🇨🇲