Canada vs Maldives: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Canada
0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Maldives
0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Canada rank
103rd
Maldives rank
102nd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Canada
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.

Canada ranks 103rd and Maldives ranks 102nd of 170 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0819 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3779 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.296 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1980s 0.0431 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0832 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.0264 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0862 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0597 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.0174 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0459 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0285 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.0119 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0187 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Canada or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Canada and Maldives?
0 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Maldives?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Canada and Maldives rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Canada ranks 103rd and Maldives ranks 102nd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.