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Malaysia vs Namibia: Military spending per armed forces personnel

Malaysia
25,198 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Namibia
25,085 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Malaysia rank
85th
Namibia rank
86th

Military spending per armed forces personnel over time

  • Malaysia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 25,198 constant 2024 US$ against 25,085 constant 2024 US$ in Namibia, a difference of 113.1 constant 2024 US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 85th and Namibia ranks 86th of 160 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending per armed forces personnel
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 4,610 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.