Cuba vs Malawi: Military spending, per square kilometre

Cuba
1,499 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2018
Malawi
1,507 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
125th
Malawi rank
124th

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Cuba
  • Malawi
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,507 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 1,499 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Cuba, a difference of 8 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 125th and Malawi ranks 124th of 171 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 13,469 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 93.17 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 13,376 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cuba
1970s 18,362 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 342.05 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 18,020 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cuba
1980s 27,915 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 588.62 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 27,327 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cuba
1990s 11,758 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 349.75 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 11,408 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cuba
2000s 13,139 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 357.21 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 12,782 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cuba
2010s 1,306 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 546.72 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 759.31 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Cuba or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1,507 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 1,499 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Cuba and Malawi?
8 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Malawi rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 125th and Malawi ranks 124th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.