Morocco vs Nigeria: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Morocco
246,000
in 2020
Nigeria
223,000
in 2020
Morocco rank
28th
Nigeria rank
30th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198520022020

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 246,000 against 223,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 23,000.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 173 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 172,000 100,500 71,500 Morocco
1990s 216,340 93,620 122,720 Morocco
2000s 246,440 155,700 90,740 Morocco
2010s 245,840 187,100 58,740 Morocco
2020s 246,000 223,000 23,000 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco, at 246,000 against 223,000 in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Morocco and Nigeria?
23,000, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Morocco ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.