Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

Malawi
28.59 current US$ per person
in 2021
Sierra Leone
35.04 current US$ per person
in 2021
Malawi rank
170th
Sierra Leone rank
167th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 35.04 current US$ per person against 28.59 current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 6.45 current US$ per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 170th and Sierra Leone ranks 167th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 2.88 current US$ per person 6.51 current US$ per person 3.63 current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1980s 4.02 current US$ per person 5.64 current US$ per person 1.63 current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1990s 6.24 current US$ per person 3.82 current US$ per person 2.41 current US$ per person Malawi
2000s 10.74 current US$ per person 8.77 current US$ per person 1.97 current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 21.1 current US$ per person 19.38 current US$ per person 1.72 current US$ per person Malawi
2020s 28.49 current US$ per person 33.82 current US$ per person 5.33 current US$ per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 35.04 current US$ per person against 28.59 current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
6.45 current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 170th and Sierra Leone ranks 167th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.