Côte d’Ivoire vs South Sudan
Côte d’Ivoire vs South Sudan: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $24 in Côte d’Ivoire and $15 in South Sudan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by $9, or 1.59 times that in South Sudan.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2016, when it overtook South Sudan.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 116 and South Sudan ranked 130 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24 | $15 |
| 2024 | $21 | $14 |
| 2023 | $22 | $13 |
| 2022 | $20 | $9 |
| 2021 | $22 | $6 |
| 2020 | $21 | $9 |
| 2019 | $19 | $15 |
| 2018 | $22 | $14 |
| 2017 | $19 | $6 |
| 2016 | $24 | $7 |
| 2015 | $23 | $26 |
| 2014 | $22 | $115 |
| 2013 | $18 | $89 |
| 2012 | $18 | $94 |
| 2011 | $16 | $106 |
| 2010 | $17 | $69 |
| 2009 | $19 | $68 |
| 2008 | $17 | $104 |
| 2007 | $16 | $72 |
| 2006 | $13 | $71 |
| 2005 | $13 | – |
| 2004 | $13 | – |
| 2003 | $11 | – |
| 1997 | $6 | – |
| 1996 | $7 | – |
| 1994 | $6 | – |
| 1993 | $11 | – |
| 1992 | $12 | – |
| 1991 | $12 | – |
| 1990 | $12 | – |
| 1989 | $11 | – |
| 1988 | $12 | – |
- 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 South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCôte d’Ivoire: $2,491 in 2025South Sudan: $1,080 in 2015
- GDP growthCôte d’Ivoire: 6% a year in 2024South Sudan: 41.4% a year in 2025
- InflationCôte d’Ivoire: 3.4% a year in 2024South Sudan: 97.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtCôte d’Ivoire: 57.2% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 64.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022