Military Strength: Chad vs Zambia

Chad (ranked #92 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Zambia (#107) on the ATLAS Index. Chad fields 33,250 active troops — 2.2:1 Zambia's 15,100, backed by 11,900 paramilitary. Chad allocates $0.6B to defense compared to $0.3B for Zambia.

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ChadWorld #92 15.9

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Chad leads on 4 of 6 pillars

ZambiaWorld #107 13.7

31.233K active troops Manpower10 % 25.715K active troops
27.790 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 21.935 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
18.79 combat aircraft Air power25 % 18.115 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
15.9$586M budget Defense budget15 % 13.8$329M budget

Chad Zambia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology

Key figures

	Chad	Zambia	Ratio
Defense budget	$586M	$329M	🇹🇩 1.8×
– share of GDP	3.0%	1.3%	🇹🇩 2.3×
Active personnel	33,250	15,100	🇹🇩 2.2×
Combat aircraft	9	15	🇿🇲 1.7×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	90	35	🇹🇩 2.6×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	3,000	🇿🇲
Paramilitary forces	11,900	1,400	🇹🇩 8.5×
Military aircraft (all types)	47	83	🇿🇲 1.8×
– helicopters	16	32	🇿🇲 2.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$28	$15	🇹🇩 1.9×
Population	21M	21.9M	🇿🇲 ≈
GDP	$21B	$29B	🇿🇲 1.3×
GDP per capita	$1,022	$1,318	🇿🇲 1.3×
Land area	1,259,200 km²	743,398 km²	🇹🇩 1.7×
Coastline	0 km	0 km	—