El Salvador vs Yemen: Military spending, per capita
El Salvador
80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Yemen
76.24 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2016
El Salvador rank
94th
Yemen rank
96th
Military spending, per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person against 76.24 constant 2022 US$ per person in Yemen, a difference of 4.58 constant 2022 US$ per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and Yemen ranks 96th of 171 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4 constant 2022 US$ per person | 11.79 constant 2022 US$ per person | 7.62 constant 2022 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 26.34 constant 2022 US$ per person | 36.68 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10.33 constant 2022 US$ per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 77.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | 100.98 constant 2022 US$ per person | 23.8 constant 2022 US$ per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 42.86 constant 2022 US$ per person | 91.09 constant 2022 US$ per person | 48.23 constant 2022 US$ per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 29.24 constant 2022 US$ per person | 57.05 constant 2022 US$ per person | 27.81 constant 2022 US$ per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 31.09 constant 2022 US$ per person | 72.98 constant 2022 US$ per person | 41.89 constant 2022 US$ per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, El Salvador or Yemen?
- El Salvador, at 80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person against 76.24 constant 2022 US$ per person in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 4.58 constant 2022 US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and Yemen ranks 96th 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.