Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 16,000 people in Ghana and 27,000 people in Côte d’Ivoire, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 11,000 people, or 1.69 times that in Ghana.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Ghana.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Ghana | Côte d’Ivoire | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16,000 | 27,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 16,000 | 134,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 15,500 | 27,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 16,000 | 27,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 15,500 | 25,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 15,500 | 25,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 15,500 | 25,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 15,500 | – | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 15,500 | – | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 15,500 | – | 28 million |
| 2010 | 15,500 | – | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 15,500 | 18,550 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 14,000 | 19,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 14,000 | 19,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 7,000 | 19,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 7,000 | 18,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 7,000 | – | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 7,000 | – | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 7,000 | – | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 8,000 | – | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 14,500 | 15,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 12,800 | 15,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 7,000 | 15,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 7,000 | 15,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 7,000 | 15,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 9,000 | 15,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 9,000 | 15,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1988 | – | 8,000 | – |
| 1987 | – | 8,000 | – |
| 1986 | – | 8,000 | – |
| 1985 | 15,100 | 8,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 15,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1983 | 8,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1982 | 9,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1981 | 9,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1980 | 14,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1979 | 15,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1978 | 19,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1977 | 18,000 | 9,000 | – |
| 1976 | 20,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1975 | 20,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1974 | 35,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1973 | 40,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1972 | 40,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1971 | 35,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1970 | 35,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1969 | 35,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1968 | 35,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1967 | 30,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1966 | 30,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1965 | 25,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1964 | 25,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1963 | 18,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1962 | 10,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1961 | 10,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1960 | 5,000 | 1,000 | – |
| 1959 | 2,000 | – | – |
| 1958 | 2,000 | – | – |
| 1957 | 2,000 | – | – |
- 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
Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Côte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971