Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Military spending, per capita

Dominican Republic
86.84 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
El Salvador
80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
92nd
El Salvador rank
94th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 86.84 constant 2022 US$ per person against 80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person in El Salvador, a difference of 6.02 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 92nd and El Salvador ranks 94th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 65.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 19.4 constant 2022 US$ per person 46.23 constant 2022 US$ per person Dominican Republic
1970s 44.6 constant 2022 US$ per person 26.34 constant 2022 US$ per person 18.26 constant 2022 US$ per person Dominican Republic
1980s 32.53 constant 2022 US$ per person 77.19 constant 2022 US$ per person 44.66 constant 2022 US$ per person El Salvador
1990s 21.45 constant 2022 US$ per person 42.86 constant 2022 US$ per person 21.41 constant 2022 US$ per person El Salvador
2000s 34.24 constant 2022 US$ per person 29.24 constant 2022 US$ per person 5 constant 2022 US$ per person Dominican Republic
2010s 50.32 constant 2022 US$ per person 33.2 constant 2022 US$ per person 17.11 constant 2022 US$ per person Dominican Republic
2020s 79.31 constant 2022 US$ per person 68.21 constant 2022 US$ per person 11.1 constant 2022 US$ per person Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
Dominican Republic, at 86.84 constant 2022 US$ per person against 80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
6.02 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Dominican Republic ranks 92nd 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.