Barbados vs Lesotho: Military spending
Barbados
50.59 million constant 2022 US$
in 2020
Lesotho
44.77 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Barbados rank
158th
Lesotho rank
159th
Military spending over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 50.59 million constant 2022 US$ against 44.77 million constant 2022 US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 5.82 million constant 2022 US$.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Lesotho ahead.
Barbados ranks 158th and Lesotho ranks 159th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.17 million constant 2022 US$ | 12.50 million constant 2022 US$ | 9.33 million constant 2022 US$ | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 3.85 million constant 2022 US$ | 9.41 million constant 2022 US$ | 5.56 million constant 2022 US$ | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 21.08 million constant 2022 US$ | 40.19 million constant 2022 US$ | 19.11 million constant 2022 US$ | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 20.41 million constant 2022 US$ | 46.13 million constant 2022 US$ | 25.72 million constant 2022 US$ | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 28.56 million constant 2022 US$ | 43.69 million constant 2022 US$ | 15.13 million constant 2022 US$ | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 41.96 million constant 2022 US$ | 58.50 million constant 2022 US$ | 16.53 million constant 2022 US$ | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 50.59 million constant 2022 US$ | 50.20 million constant 2022 US$ | 388,000 constant 2022 US$ | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Barbados, at 50.59 million constant 2022 US$ against 44.77 million constant 2022 US$ in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 5.82 million constant 2022 US$, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for military spending?
- Barbados ranks 158th and Lesotho ranks 159th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.