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South Africa 57.5 leads in 15 of 16 categories VS

Uganda 29.8 leads in 1 of 16 categories

Strength by area

Overall

Strength score

57.5 29.8

Finance

Defence budget

$3.2B $1.3B

Budget as % of GDP

0.74% 1.96%

Spending per person

$49 $25

Manpower

Active personnel

69,200 46,000

Reserve personnel

15,050 —

Paramilitary

0 —

Land forces

Tanks

70 —

Armoured vehicles

606 —

Artillery (all)

27 —

Rocket launchers (MLRS)

6 —

Air power

Total aircraft

194 —

Fighter jets

25 —

Attack aircraft & bombers

0 —

Helicopters

84 —

Attack helicopters

11 —

Naval power

Total naval vessels

43 —

Aircraft carriers

0 —

Submarines

3 —

Destroyers

0 —

Frigates

4 —

Corvettes

0 —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads

0 —

Country

Population

64,747,319 51,384,894

GDP

$427.2B $62.0B

All figures are public estimates and may differ between sources. Real military capability depends on much more than numbers.