Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita

Madagascar
3.81 current USD per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.22 current USD per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
161st
Sierra Leone rank
160th

Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 4.22 current USD per person against 3.81 current USD per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.41 current USD per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Madagascar ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 160th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1.67 current USD per person 0.9832 current USD per person 0.6881 current USD per person Madagascar
1970s 4.11 current USD per person 2.08 current USD per person 2.03 current USD per person Madagascar
1980s 5.4 current USD per person 2.89 current USD per person 2.51 current USD per person Madagascar
1990s 2.76 current USD per person 4.57 current USD per person 1.81 current USD per person Sierra Leone
2000s 3.47 current USD per person 4.96 current USD per person 1.49 current USD per person Sierra Leone
2010s 2.69 current USD per person 4.76 current USD per person 2.07 current USD per person Sierra Leone
2020s 3.33 current USD per person 4.64 current USD per person 1.31 current USD per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per capita, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 4.22 current USD per person against 3.81 current USD per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
0.41 current USD per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
Madagascar ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 160th 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.