Laos vs Malawi: Military spending, per capita
Laos
3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2016
Malawi
6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Laos rank
168th
Malawi rank
165th
Military spending, per capita over time
- Laos
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person in Laos, a difference of 2.9 constant 2022 US$ per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.8 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 168th and Malawi ranks 165th of 171 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.23 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2.07 constant 2022 US$ per person | 66.16 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 36.14 constant 2022 US$ per person | 5.8 constant 2022 US$ per person | 30.34 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 27.22 constant 2022 US$ per person | 7.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | 19.59 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 27.97 constant 2022 US$ per person | 3.22 constant 2022 US$ per person | 24.75 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.51 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2.57 constant 2022 US$ per person | 0.9409 constant 2022 US$ per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.64 constant 2022 US$ per person | 3.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | 0.4513 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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 6.73 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 Malawi?
- 2.9 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malawi?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do Laos and Malawi rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Laos ranks 168th 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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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.