Cuba vs Mongolia: Military spending
Cuba
155.63 million constant 2022 US$
in 2018
Mongolia
153.56 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Cuba rank
136th
Mongolia rank
137th
Military spending over time
- Cuba
- Mongolia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 155.63 million constant 2022 US$ against 153.56 million constant 2022 US$ in Mongolia, a difference of 2.07 million constant 2022 US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 136th and Mongolia ranks 137th of 172 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 9 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 169.49 million constant 2022 US$ | 84.14 million constant 2022 US$ | 85.36 million constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
| 1930s | 227.81 million constant 2022 US$ | 202.76 million constant 2022 US$ | 25.05 million constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
| 1940s | 277.93 million constant 2022 US$ | 367.13 million constant 2022 US$ | 89.20 million constant 2022 US$ | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 507.28 million constant 2022 US$ | 165.65 million constant 2022 US$ | 341.62 million constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.43 billion constant 2022 US$ | 136.83 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.29 billion constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.97 billion constant 2022 US$ | 334.41 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.64 billion constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.00 billion constant 2022 US$ | 468.57 million constant 2022 US$ | 2.53 billion constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.26 billion constant 2022 US$ | 107.48 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.16 billion constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.40 billion constant 2022 US$ | 42.64 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.36 billion constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
| 2010s | 136.81 million constant 2022 US$ | 113.13 million constant 2022 US$ | 23.68 million constant 2022 US$ | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Cuba or Mongolia?
- Cuba, at 155.63 million constant 2022 US$ against 153.56 million constant 2022 US$ in Mongolia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in military spending between Cuba and Mongolia?
- 2.07 million constant 2022 US$, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mongolia?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and Mongolia rank globally for military spending?
- Cuba ranks 136th and Mongolia ranks 137th 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.