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

0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1964 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.

Madagascar vs Nigeria: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Madagascar

0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nigeria

0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Madagascar rank

143rd

Nigeria rank

141st

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Madagascar
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 143rd and Nigeria ranks 141st of 160 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0588 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1717 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1129 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1970s	0.043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1341 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0911 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1980s	0.025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Madagascar
1990s	0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Madagascar
2000s	0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Madagascar
2010s	0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Madagascar
2020s	0.0069 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Madagascar or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Madagascar and Nigeria?: 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Madagascar ranks 143rd 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.