"Out of the whole of the African continent, Nigeria stands as the most populous nation by far, and this translates to military might. With more than 90 million Nigerians fit for military service, this country dominates its regional rivals in this aspect. Although Nigeria might not have the technological advantages of other African militaries like Egypt or Algeria, it makes up for it in sheer manpower."
"To determine the African countries with the most people that are fit for military service, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 2025 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related statistics website with information on 145 countries. Global Firepower ranked 145 countries based on their PowerIndex, a composite of over 60 measures in categories such as military might, financials, logistical capability, and geography. The smaller the PowerIndex value the more powerful a nation's theoretical conventional fighting capability is."
Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa and has more than 90 million people fit for military service, creating a significant regional manpower advantage. Nigeria may lack some technological capabilities compared with Egypt and Algeria but compensates with sheer personnel numbers. Countries were ranked by fit-for-service population using the 2025 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower. Global Firepower compiles over 60 measures across military might, finances, logistics and geography into a PowerIndex, where smaller values indicate stronger conventional capability. Supplemental data include active personnel, reserves, paramilitary forces, total military personnel, strength scores and defense budgets.
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