Laos vs Sierra Leone: Military spending, per capita

Laos
3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2016
Sierra Leone
3.34 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Laos rank
168th
Sierra Leone rank
169th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3.34 constant 2022 US$ per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.49 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 168th and Sierra Leone ranks 169th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 64.66 constant 2022 US$ per person 6.09 constant 2022 US$ per person 58.57 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos
1970s 36.14 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.71 constant 2022 US$ per person 28.43 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos
1980s 27.22 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.54 constant 2022 US$ per person 22.68 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos
1990s 27.97 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.98 constant 2022 US$ per person 19.99 constant 2022 US$ per person Laos
2000s 3.51 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.66 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.16 constant 2022 US$ per person Sierra Leone
2010s 3.64 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.01 constant 2022 US$ per person 0.6231 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 Sierra Leone?
Laos, at 3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3.34 constant 2022 US$ per person in Sierra Leone as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Laos and Sierra Leone?
0.49 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2016.
How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Laos ranks 168th and Sierra Leone ranks 169th 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.