The Nigerian military has dropped one place in the latest global military ranking.

The ranking by Global Fire Power had rated the Armed Forces of Nigeria 35 out of 142 countries considered for the annual ranking in 2022.

The United States of America’s military is ranked first in the world; Russia is second; followed by China.

In Africa, Egypt is ranked number one and 14th in the world, Algeria came second and 26th in the world, and South Africa is ranked 33rd in the world to emerge third on the continent.