The rankings released on Friday shows Nigeria maintain their status as African champions, with Ghana their nearest African side on the rankings at 45th.
Cameroon, who lost to Nigeria in the final of the 2016 African Women Championship they hosted, are 47th on the rankings and Equatorial Guinea are 50th.
In the overall rankings, England have moved back up to fourth, overtaking Canada to equal their best ever position.
FIFA Women’s World Rankings
1-Germany
2-USA
3-France
4-England
5-Canada
6-Japan
7-Sweden
8-Australia
9-Brazil
10-Korea DPR
11-Scotland
12-Wales
13-Nigeria
45-Ghana
47-Cameroon
50-Equatorial Guinea
55-Northern Ireland