Somalia vs Sudan: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita
Somalia
10.62 current USD per person
in 2024
Sudan
7.81 current USD per person
in 2021
Somalia rank
148th
Sudan rank
151st
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.62 current USD per person against 7.81 current USD per person in Sudan, a difference of 2.81 current USD per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 148th and Sudan ranks 151st of 167 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 current USD per person | 4.58 current USD per person | 2.81 current USD per person | Sudan |
| 1970s | 7 current USD per person | 10.49 current USD per person | 3.49 current USD per person | Sudan |
| 1980s | 11.36 current USD per person | 13.33 current USD per person | 1.97 current USD per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.05 current USD per person | 53.15 current USD per person | 49.09 current USD per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.16 current USD per person | 13.89 current USD per person | 7.73 current USD per person | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per capita, Somalia or Sudan?
- Somalia, at 10.62 current USD per person against 7.81 current USD per person in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between Somalia and Sudan?
- 2.81 current USD per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 148th and Sudan ranks 151st 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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About this data
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.