Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Military personnel as a share of total population

Benin
0.0872
in 2022
Cote d'Ivoire
0.0888
in 2022
Benin rank
152nd
Cote d'Ivoire rank
149th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.0888 against 0.0872 in Benin, a difference of 0.0016.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Benin ranks 152nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 149th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0701 0.1125 0.0425 Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 0.0905 0.1039 0.0134 Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 0.1313 0.0782 0.0531 Benin
1990s 0.142 0.1113 0.0307 Benin
2000s 0.0643 0.0912 0.0268 Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 0.0592 0.0947 0.0355 Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 0.0643 0.0911 0.0268 Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.0888 against 0.0872 in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
0.0016, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Benin ranks 152nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 149th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed