Nigeria placed at 4th out of 30 African countries with the most powerful military in Africa

Egypt has the most powerful military in Africa, followed by Algeria, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa according to an index that has just been released by the Global Firepower (GFP) that measures a government’s military …

Out of 30 African countries the GFP has been able to determine that Egypt as the leading country in Africa in military power and 12thout of 126 countries in the world. Egypt has the manpower, equipment which covers the air, land, naval power and the petroleum to sustain its army among other factors. Second in line is Algeria, followed by Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa.

1.Angola
2.Morocco
3.Sudan
4.Libya
5.Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.Kenya
7.Tunisia
8.Zimbabwe
9.Zambia
10.Chad
11.Uganda
12.Tanzania
13.South Sudan
14.Ghana
15.Cameroon
16.Mozambique
17.Niger
18.Ivory Coast
19.Mali
20.Madagascar
21.Gabon
22.Republic of the Congo
23.Namibia
24.Somalia
25.Central African Republic
The annual GFP index boasts of using an algorithm that attempts to provide a fair canvas that presents an unbiased ranking and realistic outlook on the conventional military firepower and strength of countries. Their system focuses on the diversity of weapons systems and provides bonuses and penalties for things like nuclear arms, diversity of force structures, and alliances (like NATO).

The formula is interesting because it makes a smaller but more technologically advanced country competitive with larger militaries from less advanced countries.

The most powerful military in the world is the United States, followed by Russia, China, India and the UK. US has been the world’s strongest military since 1945.

Source: CCTV Africa