Nigeria vs Yemen: Military spending, per square kilometre

Nigeria
4,464 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
4,637 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2016
Nigeria rank
104th
Yemen rank
101st

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Yemen
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 4,637 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 4,464 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 173 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 104th and Yemen ranks 101st of 171 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 1,059 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 144.5 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 914.6 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 4,902 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 591.25 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 4,310 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 1,902 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 2,150 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 248.86 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Yemen
1990s 1,337 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 2,711 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 1,374 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 1,335 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 2,456 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 1,120 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 2,566 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 4,066 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 1,500 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Yemen?
Yemen, at 4,637 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 4,464 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Yemen?
173 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 104th and Yemen ranks 101st 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.