Gambia vs Malawi: Military spending, per capita

Gambia
6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Malawi
6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Gambia rank
164th
Malawi rank
165th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Malawi
0102030196419932023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person against 6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.18 constant 2022 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 164th and Malawi ranks 165th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 25.08 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.07 constant 2022 US$ per person 23.01 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia
1970s 13.6 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.8 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.79 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia
1980s 4.36 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.27 constant 2022 US$ per person Malawi
1990s 6.88 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.22 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.66 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia
2000s 3.53 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.57 constant 2022 US$ per person 0.9628 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia
2010s 6.19 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.36 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.83 constant 2022 US$ per person Gambia
2020s 7.08 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.97 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.12 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 Malawi?
Gambia, at 6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person against 6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Gambia and Malawi?
0.18 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Gambia ranks 164th 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.