Chad vs Madagascar
Chad vs Madagascar: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $598M in Chad and $111M in Madagascar, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by $488M, or 5.41 times that in Madagascar.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Chad has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2025, Chad ranked 92 and Madagascar ranked 131 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Chad | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $598M | $111M |
| 2024 | $558M | $122M |
| 2023 | $406M | $108M |
| 2022 | $412M | $106M |
| 2021 | $387M | $107M |
| 2020 | $388M | $99.5M |
| 2019 | $300M | $86.7M |
| 2018 | $304M | $80.4M |
| 2017 | $290M | $74.3M |
| 2016 | $408M | $73.2M |
| 2015 | $288M | $71.2M |
| 2014 | $446M | $74.4M |
| 2013 | $839M | $74.4M |
| 2012 | – | $74.8M |
| 2011 | $724M | $76.5M |
| 2010 | $784M | $68.3M |
| 2009 | $878M | $87.1M |
| 2008 | $757M | $121M |
| 2007 | $569M | $115M |
| 2006 | $324M | $95.2M |
| 2005 | $87.8M | $98.8M |
| 2004 | $86.4M | $110M |
| 2003 | $72.9M | $111M |
| 2002 | $71.9M | $95.5M |
| 2001 | $60.8M | $121M |
| 2000 | $54.1M | $97.2M |
| 1999 | $47.7M | $96.3M |
| 1998 | $32.3M | $103M |
| 1997 | $34.4M | $106M |
| 1996 | $47.5M | $83.4M |
| 1995 | $41.7M | $57.6M |
| 1994 | $56M | $62.7M |
| 1993 | $71.6M | $74.6M |
| 1992 | $55.2M | $48.8M |
| 1991 | – | $82.7M |
| 1990 | $55.2M | $79.9M |
| 1989 | $106M | $76.4M |
| 1988 | $131M | $79.5M |
| 1987 | $67.1M | $85.4M |
| 1986 | $104M | $85.7M |
| 1985 | $90.6M | $96.6M |
| 1984 | $98.1M | $101M |
| 1983 | $101M | – |
| 1981 | – | $129M |
| 1980 | – | $137M |
| 1979 | – | $147M |
| 1978 | – | $114M |
| 1977 | – | $111M |
| 1976 | – | $83.6M |
| 1975 | – | $71.9M |
| 1974 | – | $74.9M |
| 1973 | – | $66.6M |
| 1972 | – | $63.4M |
| 1971 | – | $58.2M |
| 1970 | – | $58.5M |
| 1969 | – | $60.3M |
| 1968 | – | $59.7M |
| 1967 | – | $55.9M |
| 1966 | – | $52.8M |
| 1965 | – | $51.5M |
| 1964 | – | $47.3M |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chad vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChad: 6.2% in 2022Madagascar: 22.2% in 2022
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025