Gambia vs Somalia: Military spending, per capita
Gambia
6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Somalia
8.13 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Gambia rank
164th
Somalia rank
161st
Military spending, per capita over time
- Gambia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 8.13 constant 2022 US$ per person against 6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person in Gambia, a difference of 1.22 constant 2022 US$ per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 164th and Somalia ranks 161st of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.08 constant 2022 US$ per person | 14.39 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10.69 constant 2022 US$ per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 13.6 constant 2022 US$ per person | 24.51 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10.91 constant 2022 US$ per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.36 constant 2022 US$ per person | 20.47 constant 2022 US$ per person | 16.1 constant 2022 US$ per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 6.88 constant 2022 US$ per person | 6.03 constant 2022 US$ per person | 0.8507 constant 2022 US$ per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3.53 constant 2022 US$ per person | 5.57 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2.04 constant 2022 US$ per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | 4.57 constant 2022 US$ per person | 1.61 constant 2022 US$ per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 7.08 constant 2022 US$ per person | 7.54 constant 2022 US$ per person | 0.4603 constant 2022 US$ per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, Gambia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 8.13 constant 2022 US$ per person against 6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Gambia and Somalia?
- 1.22 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 164th 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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About this data
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.