Chad vs Niger: Military personnel

Chad

33,000 people

in 2022

Niger

33,000 people

in 2022

Chad rank

76th

Niger rank

76th

Military personnel over time

Chad
Niger

How they compare

Chad currently reports 33,000 people against 33,000 people in Niger, a difference of 0 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Chad ranks 76th and Niger ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Chad
Military personnel in Niger
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Military personnel
Unit: people
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Troops under the command of the national government, intended for use against foreign adversaries, and held ready for combat as of January 1 of the given year.