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Every year, the Global Firepower list ranks countries all over the world based on the strength of their military.
The countries are given a Power Index ('PwrIndx') score based on the workforce, airpower, land forces, naval forces, natural resources, financials, logistical capability, and geography.
The smaller the PwrIndx score, the stronger a nation's technical fighting capability is. The perfect score is 0.0000, which, according to Global Firepower, is "realistically unattainable."
Here are the seven African countries with the most powerful militaries:
Egypt
Power index - 0.1872
Total Population - 99,413,317
Total Military Personnel - 920,000 (est.) (0.9%)
Egypt was also ranked as the most powerful military in Africa in 2019.
Algeria
Power index - 0.4659
Total Population - 41,657,488
Total Military Personnel - 280,000 (est.) (0.7%)
arrive at the site of a military plane crash near the village of Ouled Gacem in eastern Algeria, about 500km (311 miles) from the capital Algiers February 12, 2014. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi
Reuters
South Africa
Power index - 0.4985
Total Population - 55,380,210
Total Military Personnel - 81,300 (est.) (0.1%)
of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) return after taking part in a Capability Demonstration at the Roodewal Bombing Range in Makhado, in the northern province of Limpopo, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Reuters
Nigeria
Power index - 0.6485
Total Population - 203,452,505
Total Military Personnel - 120,000 (est.) (0.1%)
Army on patrol (Head Topics)
. Angola
Power index - 0.8379
Total Population - 30,355,880
Total Military Personnel - 107,000 (est.) (0.4%)
troops practice room-clearing maneuvers in Luanda as U.S. Marines observe. U.S. Marine Corps photo
US Marine Corps Photo
Morocco
Power index - 0.8408
Total Population - 34,314,130
Total Military Personnel - 510,000 (est.) (1.5%)
AFP
Ethiopia
Power index - 0.8581
Total Population - 108,386,391
Total Military Personnel - 162,000 (est.) (0.1%)
army (Mail & Guardian)
Mail & Guardian
Weakest militaries in Africa
On the lower end of the list we have these five:
Liberia
Power index - 5.5737
Total Population - 4,809,768
Total Military Personnel - 2,100 (est.) (0.0%)
Fofana of the Ivory Coast Republican forces (FRCI) and commander of the military operation in the Tai area, stands with his men during a patrol on the road to Para village, in the western Tai area near Ivory Coast's border with Liberia, June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Reuters
Somalia
Power index - 4.6404
Total Population - 11,259,029
Total Military Personnel - 20,000 (est.) (0.2%)
military are reportedly under-funded
AFP
Sierra Leone
Power index - 4.2063
Total Population - 6,312,212
Total Military Personnel - 8,500 (est.) (0.1%)
Leone court acquits 13 soldiers accused of mutiny
Gabon
Power index - 3.3736
Total Population - 2,119,036
Total Military Personnel - 5,000 (est.) (0.2%)
Ali Bongo is paraded before the military in Gabon in 2017.
The New Daily
Central Africa Republic
Power index - 3.2889
Total Population - 5,745,062
Total Military Personnel - 7,150 (est.) (0.1%)
Source: Pulse Nigeria
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