Canada vs Cote d'Ivoire: Military spending as a share of government spending
Canada
3.7%
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
3.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
125th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
122nd
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Canada
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 125th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 122nd of 162 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.8% | 1.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 7.9% | 4.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 6.7% | 3.8% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Canada or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Canada and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.1%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Canada ranks 125th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 122nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.