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Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by zinaunreal(m): 3:37pm On Feb 14
anonimi:
Is this because they didnโ€™t list a country headed by hand dey shake, leg dey shake Humpty Dumpty, whose cluelessness shows that even his ๐Ÿง  is shaking huh
Ask your father why
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Austema(m): 3:37pm On Feb 14
Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.
22. Don't ask Nairaland members for contact details (email, phone
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by RandDigital: 3:39pm On Feb 14
IkeOnyia:
Remove the whites from South Africa and they will be in the same category as Congo.
Excuses. When you were calling yourselves the giants of Africa, were there no whites in SA? But when SA beats you it's because of the whites. Very pathetic.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by obinna58(m): 3:40pm On Feb 14
But we are the giant of Africa
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by pipnator00(m): 3:46pm On Feb 14
Isn't Egypt an African country? I'm thinking, this list isn't just about miliary might but a combination of a lot factors like, economic strength, defense, cyber warfare, education, human capital development, projection around the world and so on.. Because if it was about just military strength, I dont think Saudi Arabia should be about Israel and Singapore shouldn't be on the list.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by SmartPolician: 3:47pm On Feb 14
Kemetian:
Mr ''black man'', show us YOUR OWN contribution.

I can show you ZILLIONS of great things blacks have done, including numerous inventions you attribute to 'oyinbo'.

What have YOU done?


GET OFF WESTERN/SOCIAL MEDIA AND READ FOR ONCE. Of the 25 fastest growing economies on Earth,10 are black countries. What more do you want?


๐ŸŒ Top Fastest-Growing Economies in the World (recent growth or strong projected growth)

1 Guyana โ€“ ~23% projected (major oil-led expansion)

2 South Sudan โ€“ ~18%โ€“24% (post-contraction rebound)

3 West Bank & Gaza โ€“ ~17% (post-conflict rebound)

4 Guinea โ€“ ~7.9% (export-driven)

5 Ethiopia โ€“ ~7.3% (structural reforms)

6 Uganda โ€“ ~7.6% (resilient growth)

7 India โ€“ ~6.2%โ€“6.4% (largest among big economies)

8 Libya โ€“ ~6.0%+ (oil output recovery)

9 Bangladesh โ€“ strong above-average growth (6%+ range)

10 Vietnam โ€“ ~6% range (manufacturing export growth)

11 Egypt โ€“ ~5.6% (major reforms)

12 Nepal โ€“ ~5.2% (expanding economy)

13 Kenya โ€“ above global average growth estimates

14 Cameroon โ€“ moderate 4%+ growth forecast

15 Cambodia โ€“ around ~4%+ growth forecast

16 Nigeria โ€“ steady growth above global average

17 Indonesia โ€” resilient ~5% range

18 Philippines โ€” ~4%+ growth vector

19 Saudi Arabia โ€” ~4%+ growth expectations

20 Pakistan โ€” solid demographic-led growth

21 Kazakhstan โ€” 4%+ growth outlook

22 Morocco โ€” above-average growth

23 Ukraine โ€” strong rebound trends (variable year to year)

24 Bangladesh โ€” repeated for clarity given size and pace

25 West Africa cluster (Senegal, Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire) โ€” rapid expanding markets

- AI
How can he show you his contributions when lunatics are voting for folks like Tinubu who knows nothing about leadership but street thuggery? FYI, incompetent leaders stifle innovativeness.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Pootle: 3:48pm On Feb 14
franchasofficia:
abi Somali cheesy
worse than congo more like namibia
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Cj4charles(m): 3:51pm On Feb 14
Imagine skipping North Korea
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by IMPARTIAL: 3:51pm On Feb 14
Powerful in what area? Football? 419? Racism? Armaments? Economy?

In what area?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by victorVIC1(m): 3:52pm On Feb 14
Was expecting to see Morocco in the list.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Bluntemperor:
BlackViper:
Top 40 Most Powerful Countries in the World

Source: U.S. News & World Report.

Source
Honestly,I totally agree ๐Ÿ’ฏ,with your yardsticks of how to Measure the Factors of being which Countries are Most Powerful in the World ๐ŸŒŽ.
Nigeria Still have so much Work to do,
For example,we lack the Basic Amenities like,
- Good Roads ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ,
-Inter City Railway ๐Ÿš‚,
- Water Projects for the Masses ๐Ÿ’ฆ.
- Light ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿšจ,as I'm writing now,No Light,
- Health Care Delivery Services - Hospital ๐Ÿฅ,etc.
โ€ขLack of Absence of the Above Basic Amenities Reduces NIGERIANS Life Span๐Ÿงฌ and Africa,as a whole!
โ€ขIt is Unfortunate that we are busy with Politics- And Many Govt-Past and Some States and Local Govts Areas Are Not Accountable - for the Resources Placed at their Disposal, because of Corruption ๐Ÿ˜ญ.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by tonero230(m): 3:54pm On Feb 14
[quote author=BlackViper post=138464241]Top 40 Most Powerful Countries in the World


Source: U.S. News & World Report.


Source[/quot
Egypt is also African country
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by IronGalaxy: 4:00pm On Feb 14
IkeOnyia:
Remove the whites from South Africa and they will be in the same category as Congo.
Sorry, this excuse doesnt cut it anymore
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by HacheNoire: 4:00pm On Feb 14
US and Israel is same. You have to remove 1
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Marc3500: 4:00pm On Feb 14
BlackViper:
Top 40 Most Powerful Countries in the World


Source: U.S. News & World Report.


Source
OP u talk say south Africa nah the only African country u no see Egypt for there
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by PigTormentor: 4:02pm On Feb 14
Rubbish list. Isreal, Saudi Arabia and UAE are not more powerful than Iran.
Iran is not more powerful than Turkey.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by IronGalaxy: 4:02pm On Feb 14
zinaunreal:
Obviously a white washed rating
Salty as usual. Heal
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by friday2011(m): 4:03pm On Feb 14
Egypt na Europe to you abi






Dey play
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by udemzyudex(m): 4:10pm On Feb 14
In terms of?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Tenses: 4:11pm On Feb 14
Kemetian:
THERE IS PAPER POWER AND THERE IS REAL POWER


Here is the full Global Firepower Index 2026 ranking of all 145 militaries worldwide (from strongest to weakest based on conventional military power according to the latest GlobalFirepower data (145 countries evaluated)

1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
4. India
5. South Korea
6. France
7. Japan
8. United Kingdom
9. Turkiye
10. Italy
11. Brazil
12. Germany
13. Indonesia
14. Pakistan
15. Israel
16. Iran
17. Australia
18. Spain
19. Egypt
20. Ukraine
21. Poland
22. Taiwan
23. Vietnam
24. Thailand
25. Saudi Arabia
26. Sweden
27. Algeria
28. Canada
29. Singapore
30. Greece
31. North Korea
32. Argentina
33. NIGERIA
34. Netherlands
35. Myanmar
36. Mexico
37. Bangladesh
38. Portugal
39. Norway
40. SOUTH AFRICA
41. Philippines
42. Malaysia
43. Colombia
44. Iraq
45. Denmark
46. Switzerland
47. Ethiopia
48. Finland
49. Chile
50. Peru
51. Venezuela
52. Romania
53. Uzbekistan
54. United Arab Emirates
55. Czechia
56. Morocco
57. Hungary
58. Kazakhstan
59. Angola
60. Azerbaijan
61. Belgium
62. Bulgaria
63. Serbia
64. Democratic Republic of the Congo
65. Cuba
66. Sudan
67. Austria
68. Sri Lanka
69. Slovakia
70. Belarus
71. Qatar
72. Ecuador
73. Croatia
74. Jordan
75. Bahrain
76. Kuwait
77. Albania
78. Turkmenistan
79. Tunisia
80. Libya
81. Paraguay
82. Bolivia
83. Cambodia
84. Kenya
85. Chad
86. Oman
87. Syria
88. Lithuania
89. Tanzania
90. New Zealand
91. Slovenia
92. Mozambique
93. Mongolia
94. Ireland
95. Georgia
96. Guatemala
97. Uruguay
98. Yemen
99. Cameroon
100. Tajikistan
101. Armenia
102. Latvia
103. Honduras
104. Mali
105. Zimbabwe
106. Estonia
107. Uganda
108. Ivory Coast
109. Kyrgyzstan
110. Luxembourg
111. Zambia
112. Ghana
113. South Sudan
114. North Macedonia
115. Dominican Republic
116. Nicaragua
117. Republic of the Congo
118. Lebanon
119. Eritrea
120. Niger
121. Afghanistan
122. Namibia
123. Mauritania
124. Nepal
125. Laos
126. Senegal
127. Burkina Faso
128. Montenegro
129. El Salvador
130. Botswana
131. Madagascar
132. Gabon
133. Bosnia and Herzegovina
134. Iceland
135. Panama
136. Moldova
137. Somalia
138. Benin
139. Kosovo
140. Sierra Leone
141. Liberia
142. Suriname
143. Central African Republic
144. Belize
145. Bhutan ([Global Firepower][1]


https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.php
This one don yakubu the list now now.

Niaja we hail thee.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by zinaunreal(m): 4:11pm On Feb 14
IronGalaxy:
Salty as usual. Heal
Have you healed from your snatched land ๐Ÿ˜†
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Kemetian: 4:11pm On Feb 14
BlackViper:
Here is what your beloved ChatGPT has to say about the Nigerian and South African armed forces:

Overall Verdict

If the question is โ€œWhich country has more military hardware overall?โ€
By total number of platforms (vehicles, aircraft, ships): ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria likely has more.

By technological sophistication and advanced systems: ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa has the edge.

In other words, Nigerian is ranked higher because of quantity, while South Africa which is a smaller country than Nigeria is more technologically advanced and has military which possess more quality than the Nigerian Army.
You can't invent your own biased questions and ask ChatGPT to confirm rubbish.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by IronGalaxy: 4:13pm On Feb 14
zinaunreal:
Have you healed from your snatched land ๐Ÿ˜†
You mean the same land yall flocking to? You're not very bright are you?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Kemetian: 4:13pm On Feb 14
SmartPolician:
How can he show you his contributions when lunatics are voting for folks like Tinubu who knows nothing about leadership but street thuggery? FYI, incompetent leaders stifle innovativeness.
You know NOTHING about competent leadership, so keep quiet.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by saasala(m): 4:13pm On Feb 14
VawulentMan:
Them shortlist am to 40, The list no reach 41 nah why.
On a more serious note, Nigeria is dominating the list of the top 10 contributors to global GDP
Stop focusing on GDP, focus on GDP per capital. That's what defines a nation's economy.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by correctguy101(m): 4:14pm On Feb 14
These people sef...

Egypt no be African country again?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by zinaunreal(m): 4:14pm On Feb 14
IronGalaxy:
You mean the same land yall flocking to? You're not very bright are you?
Flocking ๐Ÿ˜† you make it sound like millions of Nigerians are there. Meaning while they aren't even up to 100k and they're dealing with your ancestors. Are you guys that lame?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by ogaemma: 4:15pm On Feb 14
I have been looking for the person who called Nigeria the giant of Africa to ask him which weed he took that day, was it Ondo Weed or Kwale weed?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by IronGalaxy: 4:16pm On Feb 14
zinaunreal:
Flocking ๐Ÿ˜† you make it sound like millions of Nigerians are there. Meaning while they aren't even up to 100k and they're dealing with your ancestors. Are you guys that lame?
They are still flocking. Legal and illegal ones.. you are essentially crowding us
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Geebabs: 4:17pm On Feb 14
Egypt is there
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