Military Strength: Ivory Coast vs Namibia

Namibia (ranked #106 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Ivory Coast (#121) on the ARMS Index. Ivory Coast fields 27,000 active troops vs 16,000 for Namibia. Ivory Coast allocates $0.7B to defense compared to $0.4B for Namibia.

ARMS (Aggregate Rating of Military Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

Ivory CoastWorld #121 16.6

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Namibia leads overall, ahead on 1 of 6 pillars

NamibiaWorld #106 18.9

54.527K active troops Manpower15 % 47.416K active troops
21.65 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 20.14 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
15.40 combat aircraft Air power25 % 31.522 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
30.6$697M budget Defense budget10 % 26.1$374M budget

Ivory Coast Namibia Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.97 vs ×1.00 · Methodology

Key figures

	Ivory Coast	Namibia	Ratio
Defense budget	$697M	$374M	🇨🇮 1.9×
– share of GDP	0.8%	2.8%	🇳🇦 3.5×
Active personnel	27,000	16,000	🇨🇮 1.7×
Combat aircraft	0	22	🇳🇦
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	5	4	🇨🇮 1.2×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	6,000	🇳🇦
Military aircraft (all types)	17	34	🇳🇦 2.0×
– helicopters	10	9	🇨🇮 1.1×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$22	$124	🇳🇦 5.7×
Population	31.9M	3M	🇨🇮 11×
GDP	$87B	$13B	🇨🇮 6.5×
GDP per capita	$2,728	$4,413	🇳🇦 1.6×
Land area	318,003 km²	823,290 km²	🇳🇦 2.6×
Coastline	515 km	1,572 km	🇳🇦 3.1×