Military Strength: Chad vs Uganda

Uganda (ranked #85 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Chad (#92) on the ARMS Index. Chad fields 45,000 active troops vs 46,000 for Uganda, backed by 10,000 reserves and 1,400 paramilitary. Uganda's $1.3B defense budget is 2.2:1 that of Chad ($0.6B).

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ChadWorld #92 22.9

ARMS Index / 100

Uganda leads on 4 of 6 pillars

UgandaWorld #85 25.2

57.045K active troops Manpower15 % 59.746K active troops
45.090 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 48.0240 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
27.59 combat aircraft Air power25 % 28.56 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
29.3$586M budget Defense budget10 % 35.3$1.3B budget

Chad Uganda Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.95 vs ×0.98 · Methodology

Key figures

	Chad	Uganda	Ratio
Defense budget	$586M	$1.3B	🇺🇬 2.2×
– share of GDP	3.0%	2.0%	🇹🇩 1.5×
Active personnel	45,000	46,000	🇺🇬 ≈
Combat aircraft	9	6	🇹🇩 1.5×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	90	240	🇺🇬 2.7×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	10,000	🇺🇬
Paramilitary forces	11,900	1,400	🇹🇩 8.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	40	51	🇺🇬 1.3×
– helicopters	16	30	🇺🇬 1.9×
Budget share of govt spending	—	9.0%	🇺🇬
Budget per capita	$29	$26	🇹🇩 1.1×
Population	20.3M	50M	🇺🇬 2.5×
GDP	$20B	$54B	🇺🇬 2.8×
GDP per capita	$962	$1,078	🇺🇬 1.1×
Land area	1,259,200 km²	197,100 km²	🇹🇩 6.4×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—