Mali vs Nigeria
Mali vs Nigeria: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $38 in Mali and $9 in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by $29, or 4.29 times that in Nigeria.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2025, Mali ranked 104 and Nigeria ranked 141 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Mali | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $38 | $9 |
| 2024 | $39 | $5 |
| 2023 | $34 | $14 |
| 2022 | $26 | $14 |
| 2021 | $30 | $21 |
| 2020 | $28 | $13 |
| 2019 | $23 | $11 |
| 2018 | $24 | $11 |
| 2017 | $24 | $8 |
| 2016 | $19 | $9 |
| 2015 | $17 | $11 |
| 2014 | $12 | $13 |
| 2013 | $9 | $14 |
| 2012 | $9 | $13 |
| 2011 | $10 | $14 |
| 2010 | $9 | $12 |
| 2009 | $10 | $9 |
| 2008 | $10 | $10 |
| 2007 | $8 | $6 |
| 2006 | $7 | $5 |
| 2005 | $6 | $5 |
| 2004 | $6 | $5 |
| 2003 | $5 | $4 |
| 2002 | $4 | $7 |
| 2001 | $4 | $4 |
| 2000 | $4 | $3 |
| 1999 | $4 | $4 |
| 1998 | $4 | $10 |
| 1997 | $4 | $7 |
| 1996 | $4 | $6 |
| 1995 | $4 | $6 |
| 1994 | $3 | $3 |
| 1993 | $5 | $3 |
| 1992 | – | $2 |
| 1991 | – | $2 |
| 1990 | $6 | $3 |
| 1989 | $5 | $2 |
| 1988 | $5 | $3 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mali vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025