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

Which country - Slovenia 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 Slovenia and Chad in 2025.

 Indicator   Slovenia   Chad 
 The country’s population size   2117,1 thousand people   21 million people 
 The number of citizens who are potentially fit for military service    827 000 people   3 857 000 people 
 The number of citizens who yearly reach military service age   22 900 people   370 000 people 
 The army size   7300 people   33 250 people 

Thus, Slovenia is inferior to Chad in the number of soldiers in service as well as in 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, Slovenia with its GDP of 118 billion dollars (which was calculated by purchasing power parity) surpasses Chad with its GDP of 54,3 billion dollars in times.

Slovenia and Chad send 0,75 % and 0,7 % of GDP to the military expenses, respectively. As a result, the military budget of Slovenia is 0.887 billion dollars and of Chad is 0.381 billion dollars.

Hence, the military expenses of Slovenia 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 Slovenia 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   Slovenia   Chad 
 Planes   39   40 
 Military helicopters   16   16 
 Tanks   54   90 
 Towered artillery   18   10 

The comparison by the combat power index    up

While contrasting the armed forces of Slovenia 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:

Slovenia - 96 position in the world according to the combat power index 2.1016;

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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