Nigerian Army Ranked Fifth In Africa

Located at the shores of West Africa is the country that is home to a staggering 170 million people. With the available manpower of over 72 million people, there are more than 40 million people who are fit for service with 3.5 million people reaching the military service year every year. Nigeria has 363 tanks, 680 towed-artillery and more than 1,400 armoured fighting vehicles. Nigeria has 96 total air crafts and 36 helicopters, 51 coastal defence crafts and 2 mine warfare. The large population is kept safe with a yearly budget of over $2.3 bn.

More African countries with the highest military strength and fire power continues on the next page with more tanks, armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), fighters and interceptors just to name a few.

It is not cheap to maintain a standing army, navy and armed forces and it is a general rule that military strength goes along with economic power. This is the reason most countries with the largest economy are also among those with the highest military strength. In Africa, it is not wrong to say that the same principle applies because these top 10 African countries with the best military also happen to be among those with significantly strong economy.