Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $24 in Côte d’Ivoire and $9 in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by $15, or 2.63 times that in Nigeria.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 116 and Nigeria ranked 141 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24 | $9 |
| 2024 | $21 | $5 |
| 2023 | $22 | $14 |
| 2022 | $20 | $14 |
| 2021 | $22 | $21 |
| 2020 | $21 | $13 |
| 2019 | $19 | $11 |
| 2018 | $22 | $11 |
| 2017 | $19 | $8 |
| 2016 | $24 | $9 |
| 2015 | $23 | $11 |
| 2014 | $22 | $13 |
| 2013 | $18 | $14 |
| 2012 | $18 | $13 |
| 2011 | $16 | $14 |
| 2010 | $17 | $12 |
| 2009 | $19 | $9 |
| 2008 | $17 | $10 |
| 2007 | $16 | $6 |
| 2006 | $13 | $5 |
| 2005 | $13 | $5 |
| 2004 | $13 | $5 |
| 2003 | $11 | $4 |
| 2002 | – | $7 |
| 2001 | – | $4 |
| 2000 | – | $3 |
| 1999 | – | $4 |
| 1998 | – | $10 |
| 1997 | $6 | $7 |
| 1996 | $7 | $6 |
| 1995 | – | $6 |
| 1994 | $6 | $3 |
| 1993 | $11 | $3 |
| 1992 | $12 | $2 |
| 1991 | $12 | $2 |
| 1990 | $12 | $3 |
| 1989 | $11 | $2 |
| 1988 | $12 | $3 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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 151 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 share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending 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