Under Bola Tinubu and the APC, Nigeria’s Armed Forces have dropped to 39th in the 2024 Global Firepower (GFP) rankings.
This marks the third consecutive decline after being ranked 36th in 2023 and 35th in 2022.
145 countries were considered in the annual Global Firepower review.
On the African continent, the country also slipped from third to fourth place behind South Africa, Algeria and Egypt.
The poor ranking comes despite Nigeria’s recent acquisition of advanced fighter jets and military assets, as well as reported progress in combating terrorism within its borders.
The Global FirePower ranking utilizes 60 individual factors to determine a given nation’s power index score with categories ranging from quality of military units and financial standing to logistical capabilities and geography.
Nigeria’s Power Index (PwrIndx) score for 2024 was 0.5619, with a score of 0.0000 representing the pinnacle of military strength.
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Meanwhile, Egypt retained its position as Africa’s strongest military, followed by Algeria and South Africa.
US military retains top spot for 18 consecutive year
Globally, the United States maintained its dominance, ranking first for the 18th consecutive years. Other global powers such as Russia, China, India, and South Korea rounded out the top five.
The drop in rankings raises questions about Nigeria’s defence capabilities and resource allocation amidst its ongoing security challenges.
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