Military Strength: Tanzania vs Uganda

Uganda (ranked #89 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Tanzania (#91) on the ATLAS Index. Tanzania fields 28,000 active troops vs 46,000 for Uganda, backed by 10,000 reserves and 1,400 paramilitary. Tanzania allocates $1B to defense compared to $1.3B for Uganda.

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TanzaniaWorld #91 16.4

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Uganda leads on 3 of 6 pillars

UgandaWorld #89 17.1

37.228K active troops Manpower10 % 34.546K active troops
25.662 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 28.6240 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
18.420 combat aircraft Air power25 % 19.26 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
18.3$1B budget Defense budget15 % 19.4$1.3B budget

Tanzania Uganda 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

	Tanzania	Uganda	Ratio
Defense budget	$1B	$1.3B	🇺🇬 1.3×
– share of GDP	1.3%	2.0%	🇺🇬 1.5×
Active personnel	28,000	46,000	🇺🇬 1.6×
Combat aircraft	20	6	🇹🇿 3.3×
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	62	240	🇺🇬 3.9×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	80,000	10,000	🇹🇿 8.0×
Paramilitary forces	1,400	1,400	—
Military aircraft (all types)	43	51	🇺🇬 1.2×
– helicopters	15	30	🇺🇬 2.0×
Budget share of govt spending	—	9.0%	🇺🇬
Budget per capita	$15	$26	🇺🇬 1.7×
Population	68.6M	50M	🇹🇿 1.4×
GDP	$79B	$54B	🇹🇿 1.5×
GDP per capita	$1,150	$1,078	🇹🇿 1.1×
Land area	885,800 km²	197,100 km²	🇹🇿 4.5×
Coastline	1,424 km	0 km	🇹🇿