Ethiopia vs Ghana
Ethiopia vs Ghana: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 138,000 people in Ethiopia and 16,000 people in Ghana, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 122,000 people, or 8.63 times that in Ghana.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Ethiopia | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 138,000 | 16,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 138,000 | 16,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 138,000 | 16,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 138,000 | 15,500 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 138,000 | 14,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 138,000 | 14,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 183,000 | 7,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 182,000 | 7,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 162,400 | 7,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 252,500 | 7,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 252,500 | 7,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 352,500 | 8,000 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 325,500 | 8,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 120,000 | 8,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 120,000 | 8,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 120,000 | 14,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 120,000 | 12,800 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 120,000 | 7,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 120,000 | 7,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 120,000 | 7,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 120,000 | 9,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 250,000 | 9,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 250,000 | 16,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 217,000 | 15,100 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 190,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1983 | 240,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1982 | 240,000 | 9,000 | – |
| 1981 | 240,000 | 9,000 | – |
| 1980 | 250,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1979 | 250,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1978 | 233,000 | 19,000 | – |
| 1977 | 225,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1976 | 65,000 | 20,000 | – |
| 1975 | 50,000 | 20,000 | – |
| 1974 | 45,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1973 | 50,000 | 40,000 | – |
| 1972 | 50,000 | 40,000 | – |
| 1971 | 45,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1970 | 45,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1969 | 45,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1968 | 45,000 | 35,000 | – |
| 1967 | 45,000 | 30,000 | – |
| 1966 | 40,000 | 30,000 | – |
| 1965 | 60,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1964 | 60,000 | 25,000 | – |
| 1963 | 55,000 | 18,000 | – |
| 1962 | 30,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1961 | 27,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1960 | 29,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1959 | 29,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1958 | 36,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1957 | 32,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1956 | 28,000 | – | – |
| 1955 | 24,000 | – | – |
| 1954 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1953 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1952 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1951 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1950 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1949 | 10,000 | – | – |
| 1948 | 10,000 | – | – |
| 1947 | 10,000 | – | – |
| 1946 | 10,000 | – | – |
| 1936 | 500,000 | – | – |
| 1935 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1934 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1933 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1932 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1931 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1930 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1929 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1928 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1927 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1926 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1925 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1924 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1923 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1922 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1921 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1920 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1919 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1918 | 250,000 | – | – |
| 1917 | 250,000 | – | – |
| 1916 | 250,000 | – | – |
| 1915 | 250,000 | – | – |
| 1914 | 250,000 | – | – |
| 1913 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1912 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1911 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1910 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1909 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1908 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1907 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1906 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1905 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1904 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1903 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1902 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1901 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1900 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1899 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1898 | 150,000 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 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
Ethiopia vs Ghana
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Ghana: 65.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ghana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ghana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Ghana: 44.5% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Ghana: 3.4% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ghana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Ghana: 33.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Ghana: 1.9% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Ghana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Ghana: 58.9% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Ghana: 20.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Ghana: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ghana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Ghana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Ghana: $385M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Ghana: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Ghana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Ghana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Ghana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Ghana: 5 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Ghana: 19 million TIV in 2005