Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali
Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.25% of the labour force in Côte d’Ivoire and 0.54% of the labour force in Mali, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Mali, by 0.29 percentage points, or 2.18 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2020, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 148 and Mali ranked 107 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 | Côte d’Ivoire | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.25 | 0.54 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.27 | 0.28 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | – | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | – | 0.12 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | – | 0.2 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | – | 0.2 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | 0.23 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | – | 0.26 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | – | 0.33 | 1 |
| 2001 | – | 0.34 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | – | 0.35 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.29 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.3 | 0.32 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 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
Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025