Jordan vs Yemen: Military spending gmsd

Jordan
2.86 billion
in 2023
Yemen
2.45 billion
in 2016
Jordan rank
64th
Yemen rank
66th

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Jordan
  • Yemen
01.0B2.0B3.0B192619742023

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 2.86 billion against 2.45 billion in Yemen, a difference of 412.04 million.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 64th and Yemen ranks 66th of 172 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Yemen Difference Ahead
1940s 84.56 million 62.09 million 22.46 million Jordan
1950s 277.77 million 56.56 million 221.21 million Jordan
1960s 510.74 million 73.65 million 437.09 million Jordan
1970s 802.02 million 312.16 million 489.85 million Jordan
1980s 1.21 billion 1.14 billion 74.49 million Jordan
1990s 809.53 million 1.43 billion 621.60 million Yemen
2000s 1.40 billion 1.30 billion 100.22 million Jordan
2010s 1.74 billion 2.15 billion 401.97 million Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Jordan or Yemen?
Jordan, at 2.86 billion against 2.45 billion in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Jordan and Yemen?
412.04 million, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Yemen?
71 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2016.
How do Jordan and Yemen rank globally for military spending gmsd?
Jordan ranks 64th and Yemen ranks 66th 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