Lesotho vs Niger: Military spending as a share of GDP
Lesotho
1.5%
in 2019
Niger
1.6%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
75th
Niger rank
72nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 75th and Niger ranks 72nd of 172 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Lesotho or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 75th and Niger ranks 72nd 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).