Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 3.8% of government spending in Côte d’Ivoire and 5.9% of government spending in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 2.1 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 111 and Nigeria ranked 58 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 8.1 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 3.8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 2013 | 6.3 | 3.3 |
| 2012 | 6.8 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | 7.6 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 7.8 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | 8.7 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 7.8 | 2.2 |
| 2004 | 8.1 | 2.7 |
| 2003 | 7.9 | 2.5 |
| 2002 | – | 4.9 |
| 2001 | – | 2.5 |
| 2000 | – | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 3.8 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCôte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022