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Army comparison: Flag of Morocco Morocco vs Flag of Nigeria Nigeria

Morocco's army fields 4,854 active vehicles — 2.4:1 Nigeria's 2,050. Additionally, Morocco has 225 and Nigeria has 31 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Morocco MoroccoGround pillar #24 66.1
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Morocco leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Nigeria NigeriaGround pillar #47 55.0
  • 959+225 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 299+31 stored
  • 143 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 25
  • 532 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 25
  • 193 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 62
  • 135 Towed artilleryweight ×3 304
  • 2,559 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 978
  • 333 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 357
Morocco 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
Morocco Nigeria Ratio
Total vehicles 4,854 2,050 🇲🇦 2.4×
In storage 225 31 🇲🇦 7.3×
On order 162 0 🇲🇦
Main battle tanks 959 299 🇲🇦 3.2×
Artillery pieces 810 354 🇲🇦 2.3×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,085 1,397 🇲🇦 2.2×
Active military personnel (all branches) 195,800 143,000 🇲🇦 1.4×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 150,000 0 🇲🇦
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Infantry fighting vehicles 193 62 🇲🇦 3.1×
Armoured personnel carriers 2,559 978 🇲🇦 2.6×
Self-propelled artillery 532 25 🇲🇦 21×
Towed artillery 135 304 🇳🇬 2.3×
Rocket artillery 143 25 🇲🇦 5.7×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇲🇦 MoroccoM60A3 TTS Patton ×535YPR-765 ×123M109 Paladin ×300
🇳🇬 NigeriaVickers Mk.3 ×172BMP-2 ×40BTR-60 ×618
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco has a larger ground force with 4,854 vehicles compared to Nigeria's 2,050 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco operates more main battle tanks with 959 compared to Nigeria's 299.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco has 193 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Nigeria's 62.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco operates 2,559 APCs compared to Nigeria's 978.
Which country has more artillery systems, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco fields 810 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Nigeria's 354.
How do the Morocco and Nigeria armies compare in size?
Morocco's army is 2.4 times larger than Nigeria's in terms of total vehicles (4,854 vs 2,050).