Nicaragua vs Sudan: Military spending, per capita

Nicaragua
16.22 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Sudan
16.85 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2021
Nicaragua rank
146th
Sudan rank
145th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 16.85 constant 2022 US$ per person against 16.22 constant 2022 US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.63 constant 2022 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 146th and Sudan ranks 145th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 29.61 constant 2022 US$ per person 27.46 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.15 constant 2022 US$ per person Nicaragua
1970s 30.06 constant 2022 US$ per person 43.91 constant 2022 US$ per person 13.85 constant 2022 US$ per person Sudan
1980s 145.29 constant 2022 US$ per person 36.1 constant 2022 US$ per person 109.19 constant 2022 US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 33.19 constant 2022 US$ per person 30.52 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.67 constant 2022 US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 8.9 constant 2022 US$ per person 43.28 constant 2022 US$ per person 34.39 constant 2022 US$ per person Sudan
2010s 14.13 constant 2022 US$ per person 51.58 constant 2022 US$ per person 37.45 constant 2022 US$ per person Sudan
2020s 15.2 constant 2022 US$ per person 20.06 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.86 constant 2022 US$ per person Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Nicaragua or Sudan?
Sudan, at 16.85 constant 2022 US$ per person against 16.22 constant 2022 US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Nicaragua and Sudan?
0.63 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sudan?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Nicaragua and Sudan rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 146th and Sudan ranks 145th 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.