Bahamas vs Botswana: Military spending, per capita

Bahamas
298.63 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2020
Botswana
257.7 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Bahamas rank
52nd
Botswana rank
54th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Bahamas
  • Botswana
0100200300400500196619942023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 298.63 constant 2022 US$ per person against 257.7 constant 2022 US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 40.93 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 52nd and Botswana ranks 54th of 171 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Botswana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 81.25 constant 2022 US$ per person 40.96 constant 2022 US$ per person 40.29 constant 2022 US$ per person Bahamas
1980s 154.86 constant 2022 US$ per person 84.71 constant 2022 US$ per person 70.15 constant 2022 US$ per person Bahamas
1990s 172.03 constant 2022 US$ per person 204.56 constant 2022 US$ per person 32.53 constant 2022 US$ per person Botswana
2000s 147.87 constant 2022 US$ per person 218.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 70.76 constant 2022 US$ per person Botswana
2010s 252.58 constant 2022 US$ per person 248.36 constant 2022 US$ per person 4.22 constant 2022 US$ per person Bahamas
2020s 298.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 275.23 constant 2022 US$ per person 23.4 constant 2022 US$ per person Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Bahamas or Botswana?
Bahamas, at 298.63 constant 2022 US$ per person against 257.7 constant 2022 US$ per person in Botswana as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Bahamas and Botswana?
40.93 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Botswana?
48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Botswana rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Bahamas ranks 52nd and Botswana ranks 54th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.