The American site specializing in defense Global Fire Power (GFP) has published the 2025 edition of the ranking of the most powerful armies in the world which covers 145 countries located on all continents.
The choices are based on more than 60 criteria, including: the number of active military personnel, the number of fighter planes and ships, the availability of fuel for military operations, the budget devoted to defense and logistical flexibility. . The global index, which is updated every year, does not take into consideration nuclear stocks and does not penalize countries that do not have a coastline due to the lack of a naval force.
Thus, Egypt comes to occupy first place in Africa and 19th place globally out of a total of 145 countries studied in this ranking which is based on more than 60 indicators divided into nine categories (human resources, financial resources, geography, land capabilities, naval capabilities, air capabilities, end-use products, natural resources, logistics).
Algeria (26th in the world) occupies the second position on the African scale ahead of Nigeria (31st), South Africa (40th), Ethiopia (52nd), Angola (56th), Morocco ( 59th), DR Congo (66th) and Sudan (73rd). Libya (76th globally) closes the African Top 10 (see the complete ranking of the 38 African countries studied below).
In total, nine African countries have progressed in the ranking this year compared to the 2024 edition (Tanzania, Cameroon, South Sudan, Namibia, Niger, Republic of Congo, Botswana, Mauritania, Senegal), while 14 have regressed and 15 remained stable.
According to Global Fire Power, the United States remains the world’s leading military power in 2025, ahead of Russia, China, India and South Korea.
Here is the ranking of African military powers in 2025:
1-Egypt (19th in the world)
2-Algeria (26th)
3-Nigeria (31e)
4-South Africa (40th)
5-Ethiopia (52nd)
6-Angola (56th)
7-Morocco (59th)
8-RD Congo (66e)
9-Sudan (73rd)
10-Libya (76th)
11-Kenya (83e)
12-Tchad (84e)
13-Mozambique (89th)
14-Tunisia (90th)
15-Tanzania (92nd)
16-Cameroon (93rd)
17-Ivory Coast (102nd)
18-Mali (104e)
19-Zambia (109th)
20-Ghana (110th)
21-Zimbabwe (111e)
22-South Sudan (113th)
23-Uganda (114th)
24- Namibie (116e)
25-Niger (119th)
26-Eritrea (120th)
27-Republic of Congo (121st)
28-Botswana (122e)
29-Mauritania (123rd)
30-Senegal (125th)
31-Burkina Faso (129e)
32-Madagascar (130th)
33- Gabon (133rd)
34-Liberia (138e)
35-Sierra Leone (140e)
36-Somalia (142nd)
37-Central African Republic (143rd)
38-Benin (144th)
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