What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Nigeria?

0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?

39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.

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.

Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Cape Verde

0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nigeria

0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

139th

Nigeria rank

141st

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Cape Verde
Nigeria

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 139th and Nigeria ranks 141st of 160 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0648 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0568 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Cape Verde
1990s	0.0141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0089 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Cape Verde
2000s	0.0106 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Cape Verde
2010s	0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Cape Verde
2020s	0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or Nigeria?: Cape Verde, at 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Nigeria?: 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Cape Verde ranks 139th and Nigeria ranks 141st of 160 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 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.