Burundi vs Côte d’Ivoire
Burundi vs Côte d’Ivoire: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.59% of the labour force in Burundi and 0.25% of the labour force in Côte d’Ivoire, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Burundi, by 0.34 percentage points, or 2.37 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2020, Burundi ranked 101 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 148 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Burundi | Côte d’Ivoire | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.59 | 0.25 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.99 | 1.27 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.03 | 0.26 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.65 | 0.27 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.09 | 0.25 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.88 | 0.26 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.12 | 0.26 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.15 | – | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.19 | – | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.22 | – | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.27 | – | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.33 | 0.23 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.41 | 0.24 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.47 | 0.25 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 2.54 | 0.27 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 2.59 | 0.26 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.86 | – | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.75 | – | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | – | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.64 | – | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.68 | 0.25 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.65 | 0.26 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.85 | 0.27 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.84 | 0.28 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.53 | 0.32 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.49 | 0.33 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burundi vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025