Ethiopia vs Ghana: Military spending, per capita

Ethiopia
8.85 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Ghana
9.44 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
160th
Ghana rank
159th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 9.44 constant 2022 US$ per person against 8.85 constant 2022 US$ per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.59 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 160th and Ghana ranks 159th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 8.23 constant 2022 US$ per person 31.08 constant 2022 US$ per person 22.86 constant 2022 US$ per person Ghana
1970s 12.89 constant 2022 US$ per person 31.02 constant 2022 US$ per person 18.12 constant 2022 US$ per person Ghana
1980s 23.39 constant 2022 US$ per person 10.26 constant 2022 US$ per person 13.14 constant 2022 US$ per person Ethiopia
1990s 11.45 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.67 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.78 constant 2022 US$ per person Ethiopia
2000s 7.03 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.11 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.92 constant 2022 US$ per person Ethiopia
2010s 4.71 constant 2022 US$ per person 8.35 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.64 constant 2022 US$ per person Ghana
2020s 7.3 constant 2022 US$ per person 9.5 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.2 constant 2022 US$ per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Ethiopia or Ghana?
Ghana, at 9.44 constant 2022 US$ per person against 8.85 constant 2022 US$ per person in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Ethiopia and Ghana?
0.59 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 160th and Ghana ranks 159th 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.