Comoros vs Somalia: Military spending, per capita

Comoros
7.49 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2016
Somalia
8.13 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Comoros rank
162nd
Somalia rank
161st

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Comoros
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.13 constant 2022 US$ per person against 7.49 constant 2022 US$ per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.64 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 161st of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 27.22 constant 2022 US$ per person 29.52 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.3 constant 2022 US$ per person Somalia
1980s 14.19 constant 2022 US$ per person 20.47 constant 2022 US$ per person 6.28 constant 2022 US$ per person Somalia
1990s 10.77 constant 2022 US$ per person 6.03 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.74 constant 2022 US$ per person Comoros
2000s 8.83 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.57 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.26 constant 2022 US$ per person Comoros
2010s 7.32 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.17 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.15 constant 2022 US$ per person Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Comoros or Somalia?
Somalia, at 8.13 constant 2022 US$ per person against 7.49 constant 2022 US$ per person in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Comoros and Somalia?
0.64 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Somalia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Comoros and Somalia rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Comoros ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 161st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.