Botswana vs Uruguay: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Botswana
60,449 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Uruguay
67,573 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Botswana rank
43rd
Uruguay rank
42nd
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Botswana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 67,573 constant 2024 US$ against 60,449 constant 2024 US$ in Botswana, a difference of 7,124 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uruguay ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 160 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,486 constant 2024 US$ | 44,262 constant 2024 US$ | 19,776 constant 2024 US$ | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 33,374 constant 2024 US$ | 42,427 constant 2024 US$ | 9,054 constant 2024 US$ | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 34,826 constant 2024 US$ | 38,627 constant 2024 US$ | 3,801 constant 2024 US$ | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 44,830 constant 2024 US$ | 52,605 constant 2024 US$ | 7,776 constant 2024 US$ | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 60,449 constant 2024 US$ | 67,573 constant 2024 US$ | 7,124 constant 2024 US$ | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Botswana or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 67,573 constant 2024 US$ against 60,449 constant 2024 US$ in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Botswana and Uruguay?
- 7,124 constant 2024 US$, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. 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.