2026 military data comparison
Nigeria vs South Sudan Military Power
Compare Nigeria and South Sudan across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Nigeria #41 and South Sudan #79 in the 2026 edition.
Nigeria
4.4Strength Score
14 indicators higher
South Sudan
1.7Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Nigeria
4.4 vs 1.7
Indicators higher
14–1
2 tied
Global ranks
#41 / #79
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.9B
vs $30.7M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 1 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy1 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic1 – 1 – 1
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Nigeria
Nigeria 50,000 · South Sudan 0
Fighter aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 14 · South Sudan 0
Attack aircraft: Nigeria
Nigeria 24 · South Sudan 0
Total naval assets: Nigeria
Nigeria 135 · South Sudan 0