Military Strength: Nigeria vs Chad

Nigeria (ranked #61 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Chad (#92) on the ARMS Index. Nigeria fields 223,000 active troops — 5.0:1 Chad's 45,000, backed by 80,000 paramilitary. Nigeria's $1.5B defense budget is 2.6:1 that of Chad ($0.6B).

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NigeriaWorld #61 34.8

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Nigeria leads on 5 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 22.8

70.7223K active troops Manpower15 % 57.045K active troops
55.0330 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.090 battle tanks
36.5147 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
39.124 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.59 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
43.4$1.5B budget Defense budget10 % 29.3$586M budget

Nigeria Chad Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.91 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Nigeria	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$1.5B	$586M	🇳🇬 2.6×
– share of GDP	0.6%	3.0%	🇹🇩 5.0×
Active personnel	223,000	45,000	🇳🇬 5.0×
Combat aircraft	24	9	🇳🇬 2.7×
Warships	147	0	🇳🇬
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	330	90	🇳🇬 3.7×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	80,000	11,900	🇳🇬 6.7×
Military aircraft (all types)	182	40	🇳🇬 4.5×
– helicopters	73	16	🇳🇬 4.6×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$7	$29	🇹🇩 4.4×
Population	232.7M	20.3M	🇳🇬 11×
GDP	$252B	$20B	🇳🇬 13×
GDP per capita	$1,084	$962	🇳🇬 1.1×
Land area	910,768 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇹🇩 1.4×
Coastline	853 km	0 km	🇳🇬