2026 military data comparison
Nigeria vs Ghana Military Power
Compare Nigeria and Ghana across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Nigeria #41 and Ghana #123 in the 2026 edition.
Nigeria
4.4Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Ghana
0.5Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Nigeria
4.4 vs 0.5
Indicators higher
15–1
5 tied
Global ranks
#41 / #123
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.9B
vs $954.4M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 1 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy2 – 3 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Nigeria
Nigeria 50,000 · Ghana 0
Fighter aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 14 · Ghana 0
Attack aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 24 · Ghana 0
Attack helicopters: Nigeria
Nigeria 15 · Ghana 0