Military Strength: Ivory Coast vs South Sudan

South Sudan (ranked #113 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Ivory Coast (#121) on the ARMS Index. Ivory Coast fields 27,000 active troops vs 53,000 for South Sudan. Ivory Coast's $0.7B defense budget is 2.9:1 that of South Sudan ($0.2B).

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

Ivory CoastWorld #121 16.6

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South Sudan leads on 3 of 6 pillars

South SudanWorld #113 17.5

54.527K active troops Manpower15 % 71.653K active troops
21.65 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 35.330 battle tanks
0.00 warships Naval power20 % 0.00 warships
15.40 combat aircraft Air power25 % 17.40 combat aircraft
0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
30.6$697M budget Defense budget10 % 23.0$240M budget

Ivory Coast South Sudan Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · readiness modifier ×0.97 vs ×0.80 · Methodology

Key figures

	Ivory Coast	South Sudan	Ratio
Defense budget	$697M	$240M	🇨🇮 2.9×
– share of GDP	0.8%	2.0%	🇸🇸 2.5×
Active personnel	27,000	53,000	🇸🇸 2.0×
Combat aircraft	0	0	—
Warships	0	0	—
– submarines	0	0	—
Main battle tanks	5	30	🇸🇸 6.0×
Nuclear warheads	0	0	—

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Reserve troops	0	0	—
Paramilitary forces	0	0	—
Military aircraft (all types)	17	20	🇸🇸 1.2×
– helicopters	10	15	🇸🇸 1.5×
Budget share of govt spending	—	—	—
Budget per capita	$22	$20	🇨🇮 1.1×
Population	31.9M	11.9M	🇨🇮 2.7×
GDP	$87B	$12B	🇨🇮 7.3×
GDP per capita	$2,728	$1,005	🇨🇮 2.7×
Land area	318,003 km²	644,329 km²	🇸🇸 2.0×
Coastline	515 km	0 km	🇨🇮