Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Military spending, per square kilometre

Somalia
233.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
167.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
150th
Zimbabwe rank
153rd

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 233.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 167.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 65.92 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 150th and Zimbabwe ranks 153rd of 161 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 166.39 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 88.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 78.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 126.33 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 212.49 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 86.16 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 213.29 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 345.85 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 132.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Somalia, at 233.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 167.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
65.92 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 150th and Zimbabwe ranks 153rd of 161 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 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 7,412 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.