2026 military data comparison
Ivory Coast vs Benin Military Power
Compare Ivory Coast and Benin across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Ivory Coast #135 and Benin #144 in the 2026 edition.
Ivory Coast
0.3Strength Score
8 indicators higher
Benin
0.1Strength Score
3 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Ivory Coast
0.3 vs 0.1
Indicators higher
8–3
10 tied
Global ranks
#135 / #144
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$18.2M
vs $137.7M
Category scorecard
Manpower2 – 1 – 0
Air force3 – 2 – 0
Navy1 – 4 – 0
Army and ground forces2 – 2 – 1
Financial and strategic0 – 1 – 2
Largest reported differences
Paramilitary: Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 5,500 · Benin 0
Attack helicopters: Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 5 · Benin 0
Multiple-launch rocket systems: Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 6 · Benin 0
Defense budget share of GDP: Benin
Ivory Coast 0.0% · Benin 0.2%