The ranking was posted on the world football governing body’s official website on Thursday, 29 June.
In Africa, the Super Eagles currently occupy sixth position and are behind Morocco (1st) Senegal (2nd) Tunisia (3rd) Algeria (4th) and Egypt (5th).
Jose Peseiro’s side gained one place in the ranking after they defeated Sierra Leone 3-2 in Group A of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers in Monrovia, Liberia.
Their final group game is an home fixture against bottom team São Tomé and Principe in September.
France and Brazil maintained third and fourth spots respectively in the ranking, England are fourth and Belgium are fifth.
The next FIFA world ranking will be published on 20 July, 2023.