Haiti vs Laos: Military spending, per capita

Haiti
1.43 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Laos
3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2016
Haiti rank
170th
Laos rank
168th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Haiti
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person against 1.43 constant 2022 US$ per person in Haiti, a difference of 2.4 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.7 times Haiti's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.

Haiti ranks 170th and Laos ranks 168th of 171 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 11.89 constant 2022 US$ per person 64.74 constant 2022 US$ per person 52.85 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos
1970s 9.05 constant 2022 US$ per person 36.14 constant 2022 US$ per person 27.09 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos
1980s 9.54 constant 2022 US$ per person 27.22 constant 2022 US$ per person 17.68 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos
1990s 6.29 constant 2022 US$ per person 27.97 constant 2022 US$ per person 21.68 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos
2000s 3.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.51 constant 2022 US$ per person 0.125 constant 2022 US$ per person Haiti
2010s 0.5529 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.64 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.08 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Haiti or Laos?
Laos, at 3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person against 1.43 constant 2022 US$ per person in Haiti as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Haiti and Laos?
2.4 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Laos?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
How do Haiti and Laos rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Haiti ranks 170th and Laos ranks 168th 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.