2026 military data comparison
Nigeria vs Iceland Military Power
Compare Nigeria and Iceland across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Nigeria #41 and Iceland #137 in the 2026 edition.
Nigeria
4.4Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Iceland
0.3Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Nigeria
4.4 vs 0.3
Indicators higher
15–1
5 tied
Global ranks
#41 / #137
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.9B
vs $500.0M
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
Active troops: Nigeria
Nigeria 230,000 · Iceland 0
Paramilitary: Nigeria
Nigeria 50,000 · Iceland 0
Total aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 159 · Iceland 0
Fighter aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 14 · Iceland 0