Cote d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Military spending, per square kilometre

Cote d'Ivoire
2,518 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
2,404 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
117th
Kenya rank
119th

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Kenya
01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922023

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 2,518 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 2,404 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 114 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 117th and Kenya ranks 119th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 293.45 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 139.11 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 154.33 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 591.07 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 456.32 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 134.75 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 704.95 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 766.94 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 62 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 582.17 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 637.17 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 55 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 937.25 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 924.81 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 12.45 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 2,380 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 2,043 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 337.72 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 2,482 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 2,426 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 56.12 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Cote d'Ivoire or Kenya?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 2,518 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 2,404 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya?
114 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 117th and Kenya ranks 119th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.