Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

Bangladesh
29,103 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
967.57 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th

Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196319932023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 29,103 current USD per square kilometre against 967.57 current USD per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 28,135 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 30.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 166 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 775.54 current USD per square kilometre 292.58 current USD per square kilometre 482.96 current USD per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 1,901 current USD per square kilometre 414.15 current USD per square kilometre 1,487 current USD per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 4,287 current USD per square kilometre 350.35 current USD per square kilometre 3,937 current USD per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 6,502 current USD per square kilometre 506.87 current USD per square kilometre 5,995 current USD per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 20,721 current USD per square kilometre 838.25 current USD per square kilometre 19,883 current USD per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 33,612 current USD per square kilometre 896.03 current USD per square kilometre 32,716 current USD per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 29,103 current USD per square kilometre against 967.57 current USD per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
28,135 current USD per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
current USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,125 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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