Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Military spending, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
6.05 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Malawi
6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
166th
Malawi rank
165th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person against 6.05 constant 2022 US$ per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.68 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th and Malawi ranks 165th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 18.09 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.07 constant 2022 US$ per person 16.02 constant 2022 US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 20.12 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.8 constant 2022 US$ per person 14.32 constant 2022 US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 6.2 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.43 constant 2022 US$ per person Malawi
1990s 5.61 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.22 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.39 constant 2022 US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 4.9 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.57 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.34 constant 2022 US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 5.57 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.3 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.27 constant 2022 US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 5.02 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.97 constant 2022 US$ per person 0.9416 constant 2022 US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person against 6.05 constant 2022 US$ per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
0.68 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th and Malawi ranks 165th 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.