2026 military data comparison
Nigeria vs Chad Military Power
Compare Nigeria and Chad across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Nigeria #41 and Chad #112 in the 2026 edition.
Nigeria
4.4Strength Score
14 indicators higher
Chad
0.7Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Nigeria
4.4 vs 0.7
Indicators higher
14–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#41 / #112
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.9B
vs $706.8M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 1 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Fighter aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 14 · Chad 0
Total naval assets: Nigeria
Nigeria 135 · Chad 0
Towed artillery: Nigeria
Nigeria 339 · Chad 13
Paramilitary: Nigeria
Nigeria 50,000 · Chad 5,000