Botswana vs Ireland: Military spending, per capita

Botswana
257.7 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Ireland
283.38 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
54th
Ireland rank
53rd

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Ireland
0100200300400196019912023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 283.38 constant 2022 US$ per person against 257.7 constant 2022 US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 25.68 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.

Botswana ranks 54th and Ireland ranks 53rd of 171 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 55.31 constant 2022 US$ per person 91.65 constant 2022 US$ per person 36.33 constant 2022 US$ per person Ireland
1970s 44.35 constant 2022 US$ per person 149.06 constant 2022 US$ per person 104.71 constant 2022 US$ per person Ireland
1980s 84.71 constant 2022 US$ per person 227.37 constant 2022 US$ per person 142.66 constant 2022 US$ per person Ireland
1990s 204.56 constant 2022 US$ per person 291.03 constant 2022 US$ per person 86.47 constant 2022 US$ per person Ireland
2000s 218.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 329.74 constant 2022 US$ per person 111.11 constant 2022 US$ per person Ireland
2010s 248.36 constant 2022 US$ per person 287.84 constant 2022 US$ per person 39.47 constant 2022 US$ per person Ireland
2020s 265.91 constant 2022 US$ per person 285.84 constant 2022 US$ per person 19.94 constant 2022 US$ per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Botswana or Ireland?
Ireland, at 283.38 constant 2022 US$ per person against 257.7 constant 2022 US$ per person in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Botswana and Ireland?
25.68 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ireland?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Ireland rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Botswana ranks 54th and Ireland ranks 53rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Ireland: Military spending, per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-capita-2/botswana/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-capita-2/botswana/ireland/">Botswana vs Ireland: Military spending, per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.