Gambia vs Madagascar: Military spending, per capita

Gambia
6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Madagascar
3.98 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Gambia rank
164th
Madagascar rank
167th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3.98 constant 2022 US$ per person in Madagascar, a difference of 2.93 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.7 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 164th and Madagascar ranks 167th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 25.08 constant 2022 US$ per person 13.04 constant 2022 US$ per person 12.04 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia
1970s 13.6 constant 2022 US$ per person 15.56 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.96 constant 2022 US$ per person Madagascar
1980s 4.36 constant 2022 US$ per person 12.34 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.98 constant 2022 US$ per person Madagascar
1990s 6.88 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.83 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.06 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia
2000s 3.53 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.08 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.56 constant 2022 US$ per person Madagascar
2010s 6.19 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.28 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.91 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia
2020s 7.08 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.94 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.14 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Gambia or Madagascar?
Gambia, at 6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3.98 constant 2022 US$ per person in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Gambia and Madagascar?
2.93 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Gambia ranks 164th and Madagascar ranks 167th 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.