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

Cote d'Ivoire
0.0888
in 2022
Lesotho
0.0875
in 2022
Cote d'Ivoire rank
149th
Lesotho rank
151st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Lesotho
00.050.10.15196019912022

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.0888 against 0.0875 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0013.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 151st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1154 0 0.1154 Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 0.1039 0.0485 0.0554 Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 0.0782 0.1259 0.0477 Lesotho
1990s 0.1113 0.1014 0.0099 Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 0.0912 0.1013 0.0101 Lesotho
2010s 0.0947 0.0941 0.0006 Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 0.0911 0.0885 0.0026 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, Cote d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.0888 against 0.0875 in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
0.0013, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 151st 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