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Army comparison: Flag of Egypt Egypt vs Flag of Nigeria Nigeria

Egypt's army fields 9,808 active vehicles — 4.8:1 Nigeria's 2,050. Additionally, Egypt has 122 and Nigeria has 31 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Egypt EgyptGround pillar #9 73.2
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Egypt leads on 7 of 7 categories

Flag of Nigeria NigeriaGround pillar #47 55.0
  • 2,000 Main battle tanksweight ×10 299+31 stored
  • 340 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 25
  • 513 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 25
  • 690 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 62
  • 436+122 stored Towed artilleryweight ×3 304
  • 5,417 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 978
  • 412 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 357
Egypt Nigeria Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS ground pillar (vehicles × category weight, active + 0.3 × stored) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
Egypt Nigeria Ratio
Total vehicles 9,808 2,050 🇪🇬 4.8×
In storage 122 31 🇪🇬 3.9×
On order 216 0 🇪🇬
Main battle tanks 2,000 299 🇪🇬 6.7×
Artillery pieces 1,289 354 🇪🇬 3.6×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,519 1,397 🇪🇬 4.7×
Active military personnel (all branches) 438,500 143,000 🇪🇬 3.1×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 479,000 0 🇪🇬
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Infantry fighting vehicles 690 62 🇪🇬 11×
Armoured personnel carriers 5,417 978 🇪🇬 5.5×
Self-propelled artillery 513 25 🇪🇬 21×
Towed artillery 436 304 🇪🇬 1.4×
Rocket artillery 340 25 🇪🇬 14×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇪🇬 EgyptM1 Abrams ×1,300YPR-765 ×390M109 Paladin ×325
🇳🇬 NigeriaVickers Mk.3 ×172BMP-2 ×40BTR-60 ×618
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt has a larger ground force with 9,808 vehicles compared to Nigeria's 2,050 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt operates more main battle tanks with 2,000 compared to Nigeria's 299.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt has 690 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Nigeria's 62.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt operates 5,417 APCs compared to Nigeria's 978.
Which country has more artillery systems, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt fields 1,289 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Nigeria's 354.
How do the Egypt and Nigeria armies compare in size?
Egypt's army is 4.8 times larger than Nigeria's in terms of total vehicles (9,808 vs 2,050).