2026 military data comparison
Egypt vs Nigeria Military Power
Compare Egypt and Nigeria across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Egypt #15 and Nigeria #41 in the 2026 edition.
Egypt
15.5Strength Score
16 indicators higher
Nigeria
4.4Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Egypt
15.5 vs 4.4
Indicators higher
16–1
4 tied
Global ranks
#15 / #41
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$5.2B
vs $3.9B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy2 – 2 – 1
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 2 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Egypt
Egypt 479,000 · Nigeria 0
Submarines: Egypt
Egypt 8 · Nigeria 0
Self-propelled artillery: Egypt
Egypt 1,056 · Nigeria 40
Multiple-launch rocket systems: Egypt
Egypt 648 · Nigeria 37