Countries on the African continent ranked by their potential military strength.
Egypt's military special forces. (Courtesy)
Each year, the Global Fire Power (GFP) ranks countries of the world every year according to military strength and firepower.
GFP, an agency that assesses the military strength of nations, makes use of over 50 factors in its in-house formula to determine a given nation’s Power Index (‘PwrIndx’) score. PwrIndx scores are judged against a perfect value of “0.0000” which is realistically unattainable due to the number of factors considered per country.
This provides the final ranking while also allowing smaller, more technologically-advanced, nations to compete with larger, lesser-developed ones.
That said, here are the top 10 African countries with the most powerful armed forces according to GFP:
10. Nigeria.
PwrIndx: 1.3442
Active personnel: 144,625
9. Libya.
PwrIndx: 1.2096
Active personnel: 35,000
8. Sudan
PwrIndx: 1.1777
Active personnel: 177,150
7. Morocco
PwrIndx: 0.8702
Active personnel: 198,000
6. Angola
PwrIndx: 0.8428
Active personnel: 107,000
5. South Africa
PwrIndx: 0.7864
Active personnel: 78,050
4. Democratic Republic of Congo.
PwrIndx: 0.7511
Active personnel: 124,000
3. Ethiopia
PwrIndx: 0.7443
Active personnel: 162,000
2. Algeria
PwrIndx: 0.4366
Active personnel: 520,000
1. Egypt
PwrIndx: 0.2676
Active personnel: 454,250
Each year, the Global Fire Power (GFP) ranks countries of the world every year according to military strength and firepower.
GFP, an agency that assesses the military strength of nations, makes use of over 50 factors in its in-house formula to determine a given nation’s Power Index (‘PwrIndx’) score. PwrIndx scores are judged against a perfect value of “0.0000” which is realistically unattainable due to the number of factors considered per country.
This provides the final ranking while also allowing smaller, more technologically-advanced, nations to compete with larger, lesser-developed ones.
That said, here are the top 10 African countries with the most powerful armed forces according to GFP:
10. Nigeria.
Active personnel: 144,625
9. Libya.
Active personnel: 35,000
8. Sudan
Active personnel: 177,150
7. Morocco
Active personnel: 198,000
6. Angola
Active personnel: 107,000
5. South Africa
Active personnel: 78,050
4. Democratic Republic of Congo.
Active personnel: 124,000
3. Ethiopia
Active personnel: 162,000
2. Algeria
Active personnel: 520,000
1. Egypt
Active personnel: 454,250
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