Libya vs Netherlands: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Libya
336,927 constant 2024 US$
in 2013
Netherlands
367,337 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Libya rank
11th
Netherlands rank
9th
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Libya
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 367,337 constant 2024 US$ against 336,927 constant 2024 US$ in Libya, a difference of 30,410 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Netherlands ahead.
Libya ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 160 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,400 constant 2024 US$ | 203,315 constant 2024 US$ | 197,915 constant 2024 US$ | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7,129 constant 2024 US$ | 249,454 constant 2024 US$ | 242,325 constant 2024 US$ | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 297,691 constant 2024 US$ | 264,232 constant 2024 US$ | 33,460 constant 2024 US$ | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Libya or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 367,337 constant 2024 US$ against 336,927 constant 2024 US$ in Libya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Libya and Netherlands?
- 30,410 constant 2024 US$, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Netherlands?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2013.
- How do Libya and Netherlands rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Libya ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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.