Cape Verde vs Malta: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cape Verde
0.5%
in 2019
Malta
0.5%
in 2019
Cape Verde rank
155th
Malta rank
153rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 155th and Malta ranks 153rd of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Cape Verde or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Cape Verde as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cape Verde and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Cape Verde and Malta rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 155th and Malta ranks 153rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).