Laos vs Sierra Leone: Military spending, gaps filled

Laos
21.81 million constant 2024 US$
in 2013
Sierra Leone
29.53 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Laos rank
155th
Sierra Leone rank
152nd

Military spending, gaps filled over time

  • Laos
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 29.53 million constant 2024 US$ against 21.81 million constant 2024 US$ in Laos, a difference of 7.72 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 164.92 million constant 2024 US$ 27.95 million constant 2024 US$ 136.97 million constant 2024 US$ Laos
2000s 25.53 million constant 2024 US$ 35.69 million constant 2024 US$ 10.17 million constant 2024 US$ Sierra Leone
2010s 20.56 million constant 2024 US$ 34.17 million constant 2024 US$ 13.61 million constant 2024 US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Laos or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 29.53 million constant 2024 US$ against 21.81 million constant 2024 US$ in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Laos and Sierra Leone?
7.72 million constant 2024 US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2013.
How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
Laos ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, gaps filled
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 8,449 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.