Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Military spending, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
3.76 % change on previous year
in 2023
Lesotho
3.95 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
110th
Lesotho rank
107th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.95 % change on previous year against 3.76 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.19 % change on previous year.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 110th and Lesotho ranks 107th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.17 % change on previous year | -1.13 % change on previous year | 14.31 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8.84 % change on previous year | 10.44 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -0.5734 % change on previous year | 14.79 % change on previous year | 15.37 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 7.24 % change on previous year | -0.4441 % change on previous year | 7.68 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 8.35 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.01 % change on previous year | -0.1691 % change on previous year | 10.18 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5851 % change on previous year | -5.53 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3.95 % change on previous year against 3.76 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0.19 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th and Lesotho ranks 107th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.