El Salvador vs Mexico: Military spending, per capita

El Salvador
80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Mexico
92.99 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
94th
Mexico rank
91st

Military spending, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 92.99 constant 2022 US$ per person against 80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person in El Salvador, a difference of 12.17 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

El Salvador ranks 94th and Mexico ranks 91st of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 19.4 constant 2022 US$ per person 22.1 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.7 constant 2022 US$ per person Mexico
1970s 26.34 constant 2022 US$ per person 28.73 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.39 constant 2022 US$ per person Mexico
1980s 77.19 constant 2022 US$ per person 29.36 constant 2022 US$ per person 47.83 constant 2022 US$ per person El Salvador
1990s 42.86 constant 2022 US$ per person 39.96 constant 2022 US$ per person 2.91 constant 2022 US$ per person El Salvador
2000s 29.24 constant 2022 US$ per person 47.39 constant 2022 US$ per person 18.15 constant 2022 US$ per person Mexico
2010s 33.2 constant 2022 US$ per person 55.42 constant 2022 US$ per person 22.21 constant 2022 US$ per person Mexico
2020s 68.21 constant 2022 US$ per person 82.53 constant 2022 US$ per person 14.32 constant 2022 US$ per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 92.99 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 El Salvador and Mexico?
12.17 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for military spending, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 94th and Mexico ranks 91st 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.