Liberia vs Malawi: Military spending, per capita

Liberia
7.19 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Malawi
6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Liberia rank
163rd
Malawi rank
165th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 7.19 constant 2022 US$ per person against 6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.46 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 163rd and Malawi ranks 165th of 171 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 14.32 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.07 constant 2022 US$ per person 12.25 constant 2022 US$ per person Liberia
1970s 13.24 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.8 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.44 constant 2022 US$ per person Liberia
1980s 30.88 constant 2022 US$ per person 7.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 23.25 constant 2022 US$ per person Liberia
1990s 24.18 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.22 constant 2022 US$ per person 20.96 constant 2022 US$ per person Liberia
2000s 4.51 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.57 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.94 constant 2022 US$ per person Liberia
2010s 4.21 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.3 constant 2022 US$ per person 0.9098 constant 2022 US$ per person Liberia
2020s 6 constant 2022 US$ per person 5.97 constant 2022 US$ per person 0.0324 constant 2022 US$ per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Liberia or Malawi?
Liberia, at 7.19 constant 2022 US$ per person against 6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Liberia and Malawi?
0.46 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Liberia ranks 163rd 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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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.