Malawi vs Nigeria: Military spending, per capita

Malawi
5.76 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria
7.39 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
152nd
Nigeria rank
149th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7.39 constant 2024 US$ per person against 5.76 constant 2024 US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 149th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.72 constant 2024 US$ per person 39.01 constant 2024 US$ per person 37.29 constant 2024 US$ per person Nigeria
1970s 3.91 constant 2024 US$ per person 45.17 constant 2024 US$ per person 41.26 constant 2024 US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 3.86 constant 2024 US$ per person 9.71 constant 2024 US$ per person 5.85 constant 2024 US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person 3.97 constant 2024 US$ per person 2.34 constant 2024 US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 2.21 constant 2024 US$ per person 6.19 constant 2024 US$ per person 3.98 constant 2024 US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 3.52 constant 2024 US$ per person 6.89 constant 2024 US$ per person 3.36 constant 2024 US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 5.32 constant 2024 US$ per person 7.45 constant 2024 US$ per person 2.13 constant 2024 US$ per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 7.39 constant 2024 US$ per person against 5.76 constant 2024 US$ per person in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Malawi ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 149th 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

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.