Belize vs El Salvador: Military spending, per capita

Belize
79.62 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
El Salvador
80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Belize rank
95th
El Salvador rank
94th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Belize
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person against 79.62 constant 2022 US$ per person in Belize, a difference of 1.2 constant 2022 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was El Salvador ahead.

Belize ranks 95th and El Salvador ranks 94th of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 56.16 constant 2022 US$ per person 80.58 constant 2022 US$ per person 24.42 constant 2022 US$ per person El Salvador
1990s 77.66 constant 2022 US$ per person 42.86 constant 2022 US$ per person 34.79 constant 2022 US$ per person Belize
2000s 74.02 constant 2022 US$ per person 29.24 constant 2022 US$ per person 44.78 constant 2022 US$ per person Belize
2010s 66.24 constant 2022 US$ per person 33.2 constant 2022 US$ per person 33.04 constant 2022 US$ per person Belize
2020s 79.86 constant 2022 US$ per person 68.21 constant 2022 US$ per person 11.65 constant 2022 US$ per person Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Belize or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person against 79.62 constant 2022 US$ per person in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Belize and El Salvador?
1.2 constant 2022 US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Belize ranks 95th and El Salvador ranks 94th 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.