Cape Verde vs Mexico: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cape Verde
0.5%
in 2019
Mexico
0.4%
in 2019
Cape Verde rank
155th
Mexico rank
158th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Mexico
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 155th and Mexico ranks 158th of 172 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.3% | 1.9% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
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 Mexico?
- Cape Verde, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Mexico as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cape Verde and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mexico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Cape Verde and Mexico rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 155th and Mexico ranks 158th 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).