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The Nigerian military is ranked 31st in the global firepower index in 2025 and third in Africa.

This marked an improvement in Nigeria’s ranking from the previous year, 2024 when it was ranked 39th in global firepower.

The 2025 global firepower review considered 145 world powers(nations) with a perfect index of 0.0000.

The report indicates that the USA maintained the number one position in global power strength with a 0.744 index, Russia came second with 0.0788, and China third with a 0.0788 index.


According to the report, India and South Korea were ranked fourth and fifth in terms of global power strength.

However, Nigeria was ranked 31st with a 0.5771 index, gaining seven steps from its 39th position in 2024.

The report also ranked countries by their combat tank fleet (land forces), where Nigerian Army stood at 39th position.

According to the report, Egypt and Algeria topped the African chart with the 6th and 11th positions, respectively, on the global stage.

On the global scale, China’s leads, followed by Russia and USA, came 3rd.

Furthermore, in the African Military firepower ranking, Egypt came first with a 0.3427 power index, Algeria came second with a 0.3589 index, Nigeria came third with a 0.5771 index, South Africa came fourth with a 0.6889 index, and the Benin Republic came 38th with a 4.3156 ranking among the 38 African countries ranked.

The report also ranked the Nigerian Air Force (airpower) 54th globally and the Nigerian Navy 23rd.

MadamExcellency:
Nigeria does not have a military squad just paramilitary associations.

How can you have a strong military where Bandits and terrorists attack barracks, kill soldiers, kidnap Generals and the Nigerian Military will pay ransom for the release of their men.

Let's stop this joke. Nigeria has no military.

Aonkuuse:
Good ranking with nothing to show for it

phantomxx:
Ragtag Nigerian Miltary... to contain bandits and lakurawa in the north is a tall order for them.

PressMyButton:
Stop talking like a drunk Illiterate, as equipped as Russian military, they get attacked by jihadists. In fact, Russia is one of the most terrorized countries in the world, yet you can never undermine Russian Military. Stop drinking.

phantomxx:
Ragtag Nigerian Miltary... to contain bandits and lakurawa in the north is a tall order for them.

PressMyButton:
Look at these losers, if these keyboard warriors saw ordinary toy gun, they would piss on themselves but they're running their mouths on the Military putting their lives on the line. I suspect these people as terrorists informants and I wish Nigeria was like Russia where terrorists informants and sympathizers disappear without a trace. But as usual, Nigerian media will be crying about human right.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Oluwole ranking.
Why dem no confront Niger Republic let us check something after threatening military intervention?

The Nigerian military is ranked 31st in the global firepower index in 2025 and third in Africa.

MasterJayJay:
Russia, among most terrorized countries?

Say no to drug abuse. It affects reasoning.

Aonkuuse:
I don't engage people who are so bitter and quick to insult others.... I don't belong to that class... Work on yourself because one day you will forget it's Nairaland

PressMyButton:
Go and baff, you're dirty.

PressMyButton:
I don't lie like Peter Obi, I back it up.

PressMyButton:
I don't lie like Peter Obi, I back it up.

MasterJayJay:
You can only deceive yourself. You back it up with babablu.

PressMyButton:
No source, no date. Who be fool?

MasterJayJay:
You are the one.

https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Global-Terrorism-Index-2025.pdf

Russia is not among top 10.

Those who forge certificate love to use fake stats