What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?

0.91 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?

39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: Military spending, per capita

Burkina Faso

35.06 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Cape Verde

35.97 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

114th

Cape Verde rank

113th

Military spending, per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 35.97 constant 2024 US$ per person against 35.06 constant 2024 US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.91 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Cape Verde ranks 113th of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.33 constant 2024 US$ per person	32.57 constant 2024 US$ per person	24.24 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cape Verde
1990s	6.76 constant 2024 US$ per person	15.96 constant 2024 US$ per person	9.2 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cape Verde
2000s	7.23 constant 2024 US$ per person	19.47 constant 2024 US$ per person	12.25 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cape Verde
2010s	11.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	19.93 constant 2024 US$ per person	8.41 constant 2024 US$ per person	Cape Verde
2020s	31.14 constant 2024 US$ per person	27.24 constant 2024 US$ per person	3.9 constant 2024 US$ per person	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 35.97 constant 2024 US$ per person against 35.06 constant 2024 US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?: 0.91 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Cape Verde ranks 113th of 161 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 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.