Lesotho vs East Timor: Military spending per armed forces personnel

Lesotho
22,477
in 2020
East Timor
23,610
in 2020
Lesotho rank
91st
East Timor rank
90th

Military spending per armed forces personnel over time

  • Lesotho
  • East Timor
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k198520022020

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 23,610 against 22,477 in Lesotho, a difference of 1,133.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was East Timor ahead.

Lesotho ranks 91st and East Timor ranks 90th of 160 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 15,308 47,183 31,875 East Timor
2010s 25,370 26,423 1,053 East Timor
2020s 22,477 23,610 1,132 East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Lesotho or East Timor?
East Timor, at 23,610 against 22,477 in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Lesotho and East Timor?
1,133, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
Lesotho ranks 91st and East Timor ranks 90th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs East Timor: Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-armed-forces-personnel/lesotho/timor-leste/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-armed-forces-personnel/lesotho/timor-leste/">Lesotho vs East Timor: Military spending per armed forces personnel</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Military spending per armed forces personnel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 4,610 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed