Barbados vs Suriname: Military spending gmsd

Barbados
50.59 million
in 2020
Suriname
60.49 million
in 2016
Barbados rank
158th
Suriname rank
156th

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Barbados
  • Suriname
050.0M100.0M150.0M196619932020

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 60.49 million against 50.59 million in Barbados, a difference of 9.90 million.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Barbados ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 156th of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 4.81 million 67.82 million 63.01 million Suriname
1980s 21.08 million 93.18 million 72.10 million Suriname
1990s 20.41 million 67.54 million 47.12 million Suriname
2000s 28.56 million 27.20 million 1.36 million Barbados
2010s 39.07 million 57.87 million 18.80 million Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Barbados or Suriname?
Suriname, at 60.49 million against 50.59 million in Barbados as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Barbados and Suriname?
9.90 million, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for military spending gmsd?
Barbados ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 156th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed