Rabat – The military strength ranking report, the Global Firepower Index, has ranked Morocco 61st out of 145 countries in its 2023 rankings.
With an overall power index score of 1.0524, Morocco lost six spots compared to a year earlier when the North African kingdom’s military strength ranked 55th out of 140 states.
A score of 0 is considered “perfect,” according to the report’s criteria.
According to the index, Morocco’s military is equipped with different state-of-the-art military equipment, including combat aircraft.
Morocco ranks 38th worldwide out of 145 in terms of aircraft military strength, 26th in fighters fleet, 45 in helicopters, and 15 tanks.
Morocco ranked low in terms of equipment and material, ranking 145th for mine warfare, 15th for submarines, and 74th for oil consumption.
High rankings also involve active personnel, in which Morocco is ranked 23rd out of 145, and reserve military power (also 23rd out of 145).
The North African country boasts 1,761 tanks, 31,972 vehicles, and 48 rocket artillery.
Morocco’s military equipment also includes 67 trainer aircraft and 64 helicopters.
The report said that Morocco’s available manpower is estimated at 17,634,350, while manpower fit for service is estimated at 14,989,197, and active personnel is estimated at 200,000.
Air force personnel is also one of Morocco’s military strengths with an estimated personnel of 13,500, while the army personnel’s population is estimated at 150,000.
The country’s Navy personnel currently stands at 7,800.
In North Africa, Egypt clinched a position among the top 15 powers in the world.
This year’s iteration of the Global Firepower Index put Egypt (with a score of in the 14th position out of 145 countries 0.2224).
The report also underscored Algeria’s development in the new ranking.
The Algerian military ranked 26th with an overall score of 0.3911.
Algeria climbed several spots in the latest rankings, as the North African country ranked 31st in the 2022 Global Firepower.
According to this year’s report, Algeria has an available manpower of 21,205,864. And around 18,024,985 of the country’s manpower are fit for service.
Algeria’s active personnel now stand at 130,000 while its reserve personnel is estimated at 13,000.
The country is also home to 1,700 fighters, 273 helicopters, and five tanker fleets.
Recent reports have expressed concerns about Algeria’s army purchases, particularly from Russia, the North African country’s main arms supplier.
In November of last year, 17 members of the European Parliament said they are worried about Algeria’s “growing support” for Russia.
The MPs sent a letter to the European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell, emphasizing that Algeria’s regime is “among the top four buyers of Russian arms worldwide, culminating with a more than EUR 7 billion arms deal in 2021.”
The same concern was raised by members of the US Congress, who also called in September 2022 on the US Secretary of State Antonio Blinken to issue immediate sanctions against Algeria for its purchase of Russian arms.
