Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Military spending, per capita
Costa Rica
117.77 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
106.01 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
Equatorial Guinea rank
84th
Military spending, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 117.77 constant 2022 US$ per person against 106.01 constant 2022 US$ per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 11.76 constant 2022 US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 84th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.89 constant 2022 US$ per person | 77.05 constant 2022 US$ per person | 62.16 constant 2022 US$ per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 20.83 constant 2022 US$ per person | 45.79 constant 2022 US$ per person | 24.96 constant 2022 US$ per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 19.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | 17.99 constant 2022 US$ per person | 1.64 constant 2022 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 23.79 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10.26 constant 2022 US$ per person | 13.54 constant 2022 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 36.85 constant 2022 US$ per person | 13.8 constant 2022 US$ per person | 23.05 constant 2022 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.54 constant 2022 US$ per person | 71.98 constant 2022 US$ per person | 21.56 constant 2022 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 113.25 constant 2022 US$ per person | 112.21 constant 2022 US$ per person | 1.04 constant 2022 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 117.77 constant 2022 US$ per person against 106.01 constant 2022 US$ per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 11.76 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 84th 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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About this data
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.