Military Strength: Sudan vs Chad

Sudan (ranked #75 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Chad (#92) on the ARMS Index. Sudan fields 144,000 active troops — 3.2:1 Chad's 45,000, backed by 60,000 paramilitary. Sudan allocates $0.4B to defense compared to $0.6B for Chad.

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SudanWorld #75 28.3

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Sudan leads on 3 of 6 pillars

ChadWorld #92 22.8

67.8144K active troops Manpower15 % 57.045K active troops
68.6224 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 45.090 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
46.091 combat aircraft Air power25 % 27.59 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
26.1$375M budget Defense budget10 % 29.3$586M budget

Sudan Chad Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.84 vs ×0.95 · Methodology

Key figures

	Sudan	Chad	Ratio
Defense budget	$375M	$586M	🇹🇩 1.6×
– share of GDP	0.9%	3.0%	🇹🇩 3.2×
Active personnel	144,000	45,000	🇸🇩 3.2×
Combat aircraft	91	9	🇸🇩 10×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	224	90	🇸🇩 2.5×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	60,000	11,900	🇸🇩 5.0×
Military aircraft (all types)	184	40	🇸🇩 4.6×
– helicopters	70	16	🇸🇩 4.4×
Budget share of govt spending	9.5%	—	🇸🇩
Budget per capita	$8	$29	🇹🇩 3.7×
Population	50.4M	20.3M	🇸🇩 2.5×
GDP	$50B	$20B	🇸🇩 2.5×
GDP per capita	$985	$962	🇸🇩 ≈
Land area	1,731,671 km²	1,259,200 km²	🇸🇩 1.4×
Coastline	853 km	0 km	🇸🇩