2026 military data comparison

Chile vs Afghanistan Military Power

Compare Chile and Afghanistan across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Chile #51 and Afghanistan #110 in the 2026 edition.

Chile

3.2Strength Score

13 indicators higher

Afghanistan

0.8Strength Score

1 indicators higher

Comparison at a glance

Higher MSS score

Chile

3.2 vs 0.8

Indicators higher

13–1

3 tied

Global ranks

#51 / #110

of 145 profiles

Defense budgets

$6.8B

vs $145.0M

Category scorecard

Manpower2 – 0 – 1

Air force3 – 2 – 0

Navy1 – 0 – 0

Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0

Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0

Largest reported differences

Reserve troops: Chile

Chile 40,000 · Afghanistan 0

Fighter aircraft: Chile

Chile 45 · Afghanistan 0

Total naval assets: Chile

Chile 52 · Afghanistan 0

Tanks: Chile

Chile 386 · Afghanistan 0

Manpower

Active troops

80.0K

75.0K

Reserve troops

40.0K

Paramilitary

50.0K

90.0K

Air force

Total aircraft

274

Fighter aircraft

Attack aircraft

Helicopters

Attack helicopters

Navy

Total naval assets

Aircraft carriers

N/A

Destroyers

N/A

Submarines

N/A

Frigates

N/A

Army and ground forces

Tanks

386

Armored vehicles

7.5K

3.9K

Self-propelled artillery

Towed artillery

249

Multiple-launch rocket systems

Financial and strategic

Defense budget

$6.8B

$145.0M

Defense budget share of GDP

1.1%

0.2%

Estimated nuclear warheads

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