Armenia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD), per capita

Armenia
467.45 current USD per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
16.78 current USD per person
in 2024
Armenia rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time

  • Armenia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100200300400500196319932024

How they compare

Armenia currently reports 467.45 current USD per person against 16.78 current USD per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 450.67 current USD per person.

That makes Armenia's figure about 27.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Armenia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 167 countries.

Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 13.82 current USD per person 10.96 current USD per person 2.85 current USD per person Armenia
2000s 55.74 current USD per person 13.69 current USD per person 42.05 current USD per person Armenia
2010s 151.86 current USD per person 19.46 current USD per person 132.4 current USD per person Armenia
2020s 321.17 current USD per person 17.46 current USD per person 303.71 current USD per person Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per capita, Armenia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Armenia, at 467.45 current USD per person against 16.78 current USD per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between Armenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
450.67 current USD per person, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Armenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
Armenia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita
Unit
current USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.