Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Military spending, per capita
Malawi
5.76 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.35 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
152nd
Sierra Leone rank
155th
Military spending, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.76 constant 2024 US$ per person against 3.35 constant 2024 US$ per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.41 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 155th of 161 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 3.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 3.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.0782 constant 2024 US$ per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 5.76 constant 2024 US$ per person against 3.35 constant 2024 US$ per person in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 2.41 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 155th 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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About this data
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.