2026 military data comparison
Ethiopia vs Ivory Coast Military Power
Compare Ethiopia and Ivory Coast across 17 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Ethiopia #38 and Ivory Coast #135 in the 2026 edition.
Ethiopia
5.5Strength Score
13 indicators higher
Ivory Coast
0.3Strength Score
2 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Ethiopia
5.5 vs 0.3
Indicators higher
13–2
2 tied
Global ranks
#38 / #135
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$3.7B
vs $18.2M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 0 – 1
Air force4 – 1 – 0
Navy0 – 0 – 1
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Reserve troops: Ethiopia
Ethiopia 138,000 · Ivory Coast 0
Paramilitary: Ivory Coast
Ethiopia 0 · Ivory Coast 5,500
Fighter aircraft: Ethiopia
Ethiopia 25 · Ivory Coast 0
Total naval assets: Ivory Coast
Ethiopia 0 · Ivory Coast 7