Laos vs Madagascar: Military spending, per capita
Laos
3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2016
Madagascar
3.98 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Laos rank
168th
Madagascar rank
167th
Military spending, per capita over time
- Laos
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.98 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person in Laos, a difference of 0.15 constant 2022 US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 168th and Madagascar ranks 167th of 171 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.74 constant 2022 US$ per person | 9.92 constant 2022 US$ per person | 54.82 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 36.14 constant 2022 US$ per person | 15.56 constant 2022 US$ per person | 20.59 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 27.22 constant 2022 US$ per person | 12.34 constant 2022 US$ per person | 14.88 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 27.97 constant 2022 US$ per person | 4.83 constant 2022 US$ per person | 23.15 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.51 constant 2022 US$ per person | 7.08 constant 2022 US$ per person | 3.58 constant 2022 US$ per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.64 constant 2022 US$ per person | 3.24 constant 2022 US$ per person | 0.3963 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, Laos or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.98 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Laos and Madagascar?
- 0.15 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Madagascar?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
- How do Laos and Madagascar rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Laos ranks 168th 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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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.