2026 military data comparison
Nigeria vs Latvia Military Power
Compare Nigeria and Latvia across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Nigeria #41 and Latvia #122 in the 2026 edition.
Nigeria
4.4Strength Score
15 indicators higher
Latvia
0.5Strength Score
2 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Nigeria
4.4 vs 0.5
Indicators higher
15–2
4 tied
Global ranks
#41 / #122
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.9B
vs $42.0M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy2 – 3 – 0
Army and ground forces4 – 0 – 1
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Latvia
Nigeria 0 · Latvia 38,000
Fighter aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 14 · Latvia 0
Attack aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 24 · Latvia 0
Attack helicopters: Nigeria
Nigeria 15 · Latvia 0