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

Estonia
28,925 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
967.57 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Estonia rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th

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

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

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 28,925 current USD per square kilometre against 967.57 current USD per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 27,957 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Estonia's figure about 29.9 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.

Estonia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 892.94 current USD per square kilometre 312.79 current USD per square kilometre 580.15 current USD per square kilometre Estonia
2000s 5,347 current USD per square kilometre 506.87 current USD per square kilometre 4,840 current USD per square kilometre Estonia
2010s 11,410 current USD per square kilometre 838.25 current USD per square kilometre 10,572 current USD per square kilometre Estonia
2020s 20,596 current USD per square kilometre 896.03 current USD per square kilometre 19,700 current USD per square kilometre Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, Estonia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Estonia, at 28,925 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 Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27,957 current USD per square kilometre, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
Estonia ranks 40th 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.