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The army of which country – Georgia or Chad – is stronger?

Which country - Georgia or Chad - is military stronger? As it’s known, the basic components, which form the army strength and the state’s defense capability, are a) people b) money c) weapon. Let’s address each aspect.

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The armies’ comparison by the size

The army size directly depends on the country’s population and its mobilization potential. In the table below there is the information about human resources, mobilization potential and armed forces size of Georgia and Chad in 2025.

 Indicator   Georgia   Chad 
 The country’s population size   3,81 million people   21 million people 
 The number of citizens who are potentially fit for military service   2 225 000 people   3 857 000 people 
 The number of citizens who yearly reach military service age   93 800 people   370 000 people 
 The army size   55 000 people   33 250 people 

Thus, Georgia surpasses Chad in the number of soldiers in service but it’s inferior by its mobilization potential.

Let’s note that the above mentioned data show only the quantitative characteristics without taking into account the professional level of military personnel and the quality (basic skills, physical condition, etc.) of the mobilized and conscripts.

It’s more difficult to estimate such parameters as motivation, combat spirit and soldier’s steadfastness, the ability and wish to perform their duties up to the end.

The comparison of military budgets    up

The military financing greatly depends on the country’s wealth – the stronger the economy is developed, the more finance can be allocated for the military expenses. As for the economy size, Georgia with its GDP of 104 billion dollars (which was calculated by purchasing power parity) surpasses Chad with its GDP of 54,3 billion dollars in times.

Georgia and Chad send 0,48 % and 0,7 % of GDP to the military expenses, respectively. As a result, the military budget of Georgia is 0.496 billion dollars and of Chad is 0.381 billion dollars.

Hence, the military expenses of Georgia are times higher than in Chad.

The comparison of armament     up

In the table below there is the information about some types of armament which are at the disposal of Georgia and Chad (we account the total amount of weapons in 2025, without considering modifications, the year of release and departmental affiliation):

 The types of armament   Georgia   Chad 
 Planes   61   40 
 Military helicopters   44   16 
   including attack helicopters   11   3 
 Tanks   123   90 
 Multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)   42   20 
 Self-propelled guns (SPG)   67   10 
 Towered artillery   121   10 

The comparison by the combat power index    up

While contrasting the armed forces of Georgia and Chad one can orient on military strength ranking from GlobalFirepower (GFP). The GFP experts have analyzed more than 60 different factors which affect the defense ability of different countries and the effectiveness of their armed forces. As a result, they have calculated the combat power index. The lower it is, the stronger in the military sense the country is.

As of 2024, the countries under consideration take the following positions in GlobalFirepower rating:

Georgia - 94 position in the world according to the combat power index 2.0695;

Chad - 84 position in the world according to the combat power index 1.8712;

Thus, according to the GlobalFirepower, the more combat-ready are the armed forces of Chad.

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