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African Military Strength (2023)



GFP REGIONS | ANNUAL RANKING

Ranking the military powers of Africa by country, from strongest to weakest.



The GFP list makes use of over 60 factors in our in-house formula to determine a given nation's Power Index ('PwrIndx') score. This provides the final ranking while also allowing smaller, more technologically-advanced, nations to compete with larger, lesser-developed ones. Some bonuses and penalties are added for refinement that, in the end, we hope presents an unbiased look into the potential conventional military strength of a world power. Color arrows indicate year-over-year trend comparison (Increase, Stable, Decline).

There are a total of 38 countries included in the African Military Strength (2023) annual defense review.
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1
Egypt
EGY
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PwrIndx: 0.2224
2
Algeria
ALG
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PwrIndx: 0.3911
3
South Africa
SAF
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PwrIndx: 0.4885
4
Nigeria
NGA
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 0.5587
5
Ethiopia
ETH
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PwrIndx: 0.7979
6
Angola
ANG
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PwrIndx: 0.8732
7
Morocco
MOR
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PwrIndx: 1.0524
8
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC
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PwrIndx: 1.3055
9
Tunisia
TUN
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.3243
10
Sudan
SDN
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PwrIndx: 1.4079
11
Libya
LBY
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PwrIndx: 1.4718
12
Uganda
UGA
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PwrIndx: 1.6264
13
Kenya
KEN
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PwrIndx: 1.7701
14
Zambia
ZAM
Stable rrow graphic
PwrIndx: 1.7896
15
Chad
CHD
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PwrIndx: 1.9751
16
Zimbabwe
ZIM
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PwrIndx: 1.9787
17
Cameroon
CAM
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PwrIndx: 2.0296
18
Tanzania
TNZ
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PwrIndx: 2.0387
19
Ivory Coast
IVC
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PwrIndx: 2.0881
20
Ghana
GHA
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PwrIndx: 2.1741
21
Mali
MAL
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PwrIndx: 2.1992
22
Mozambique
MOZ
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PwrIndx: 2.2895
23
Eritrea
ERI
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PwrIndx: 2.2956
24
South Sudan
SSD
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PwrIndx: 2.5261
25
Niger
NGR
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PwrIndx: 2.6327
26
Burkina Faso
BKF
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PwrIndx: 2.6607
27
Republic of the Congo
ROC
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PwrIndx: 2.6648
28
Namibia
NAM
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PwrIndx: 2.7081
29
Botswana
BOT
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PwrIndx: 2.7851
30
Senegal
SEN
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PwrIndx: 2.7961
31
Madagascar
MAD
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PwrIndx: 2.9078
32
Gabon
GAB
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PwrIndx: 2.9235
33
Mauritania
MAU
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PwrIndx: 3.0398
34
Central African Republic
CAR
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PwrIndx: 3.2931
35
Sierra Leone
SLE
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PwrIndx: 3.5241
36
Liberia
LIB
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PwrIndx: 4.0006
37
Somalia
SOM
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PwrIndx: 4.0196
38
Benin
BEN
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PwrIndx: 4.1269
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