Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Cote d'Ivoire
0.0009 units per person
in 2020
Nigeria
0.001 units per person
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire rank
152nd
Nigeria rank
149th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Nigeria
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005198520022020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.001 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 149th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0013 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 0.001 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0002 units per person Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 0.0009 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0016 units per person 0.001 units per person 0.0006 units per person Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 0.0009 units per person 0.001 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Cote d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.001 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
0.0001 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 149th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.