Ghana’s military has been ranked the 19th most powerful on the African continent according to an index that has been released by the Global Firepower (GFP) .

Egypt is the most powerful country in Africa according to the index that measures a government’s military strength.

Out of 30 African countries, the GFP said Egypt also ranked 12th out of 126 countries in the world.

Egypt has the manpower, equipment which covers the air, land, naval power and the petroleum to sustain its army among other factors.

Second in line is Algeria, followed by Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa.

Below is the full list:

1. Egypt 2. Algeria 3. Ethiopia 4. Nigeria 5. South Africa 6. Angola 7. Morocco 8. Sudan 9. Libya 10.Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.Kenya 12.Tunisia 13.Zimbabwe 14.Zambia 15.Chad 16.Uganda 17.Tanzania 18.South Sudan 19.Ghana 20.Cameroon 21.Mozambique 22.Niger 23.Ivory Coast 24.Mali 25.Madagascar 26.Gabon 27.Republic of the Congo 28.Namibia 29.Somalia 30.Central African Republic

The annual GFP index boasts of using an algorithm that attempts to provide a fair canvas that presents an unbiased ranking and realistic outlook on the conventional military firepower and strength of countries.

Their system focuses on the diversity of weapons systems and provides bonuses and penalties for things like nuclear arms, diversity of force structures, and alliances (like NATO).

The formula is interesting because it makes a smaller but more technologically advanced country competitive with larger militaries from less advanced countries.

The most powerful military in the world is the United States, followed by Russia, China, India and the UK.

US has been the world’s strongest military since 1945.