Côte d'Ivoire vs Sweden: Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force
Côte d'Ivoire
0.2%
in 2020
Sweden
0.3%
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
151st
Sweden rank
150th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 151st and Sweden ranks 150th of 171 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force, Côte d'Ivoire or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force between Côte d'Ivoire and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sweden rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 151st and Sweden ranks 150th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.