Military Strength: Ivory Coast vs Rwanda

Rwanda (ranked #120 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Ivory Coast (#121) on the ARMS Index. Ivory Coast fields 27,000 active troops vs 35,000 for Rwanda, backed by 2,000 paramilitary. Ivory Coast's $0.7B defense budget is 3.8:1 that of Rwanda ($0.2B).

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

Ivory CoastWorld #121 16.6

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Rwanda leads on 3 of 6 pillars

RwandaWorld #120 16.9

54.527K active troops Manpower15 % 56.235K active troops
21.65 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 33.524 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
15.40 combat aircraft Air power25 % 18.20 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
30.6$697M budget Defense budget10 % 21.3$185M budget

Ivory Coast Rwanda Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.97 vs ×0.87 · Methodology

Key figures

	Ivory Coast	Rwanda	Ratio
Defense budget	$697M	$185M	🇨🇮 3.8×
– share of GDP	0.8%	1.3%	🇷🇼 1.6×
Active personnel	27,000	35,000	🇷🇼 1.3×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	5	24	🇷🇼 4.8×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	2,000	🇷🇼
Military aircraft (all types)	17	21	🇷🇼 1.2×
– helicopters	10	17	🇷🇼 1.7×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$22	$13	🇨🇮 1.7×
Population	31.9M	14.3M	🇨🇮 2.2×
GDP	$87B	$14B	🇨🇮 6.1×
GDP per capita	$2,728	$1,000	🇨🇮 2.7×
Land area	318,003 km²	24,668 km²	🇨🇮 13×
Coastline	515 km	0 km	🇨🇮