2026 military data comparison
Nigeria vs Afghanistan Military Power
Compare Nigeria and Afghanistan across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Nigeria #41 and Afghanistan #110 in the 2026 edition.
Nigeria
4.4Strength Score
14 indicators higher
Afghanistan
0.8Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Nigeria
4.4 vs 0.8
Indicators higher
14–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#41 / #110
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.9B
vs $145.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower1 – 1 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Fighter aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 14 · Afghanistan 0
Attack aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 24 · Afghanistan 0
Attack helicopters: Nigeria
Nigeria 15 · Afghanistan 0
Total naval assets: Nigeria
Nigeria 135 · Afghanistan 0