Military Strength: Niger vs Chad

Chad (ranked #92 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Niger (#138) on the ARMS Index. Chad fields 45,000 active troops — 4.5:1 Niger's 10,000, backed by 11,900 paramilitary. Niger allocates $0.4B to defense compared to $0.6B for Chad.

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NigerWorld #138 13.1

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Chad leads on 4 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 22.8

43.910K 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
19.92 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.59 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
27.2$437M budget Defense budget10 % 29.3$586M budget

Niger Chad Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×1.05 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Niger	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$437M	$586M	🇹🇩 1.3×
– share of GDP	2.2%	3.0%	🇹🇩 1.4×
Active personnel	10,000	45,000	🇹🇩 4.5×
Combat aircraft	2	9	🇹🇩 4.5×
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	7,500	11,900	🇹🇩 1.6×
Military aircraft (all types)	25	40	🇹🇩 1.6×
– helicopters	12	16	🇹🇩 1.3×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$16	$29	🇹🇩 1.8×
Population	27M	20.3M	🇳🇪 1.3×
GDP	$20B	$20B	🇳🇪 ≈
GDP per capita	$735	$962	🇹🇩 1.3×
Land area	1,266,700 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇳🇪 ≈
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—