What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Algeria and Portugal?

0.81 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Portugal?

57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.

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.

Algeria vs Portugal: Military spending, per capita

Algeria

508.66 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Portugal

509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Algeria rank

42nd

Portugal rank

41st

Military spending, per capita over time

Algeria
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person against 508.66 constant 2024 US$ per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.81 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Portugal ahead.

Algeria ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 41st of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.77 constant 2024 US$ per person	356.24 constant 2024 US$ per person	334.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
1970s	32.11 constant 2024 US$ per person	336.26 constant 2024 US$ per person	304.15 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
1980s	37.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	233.13 constant 2024 US$ per person	195.61 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
1990s	61.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	297.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	235.76 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
2000s	126.26 constant 2024 US$ per person	337.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	211.19 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
2010s	275.98 constant 2024 US$ per person	359.07 constant 2024 US$ per person	83.08 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
2020s	361.12 constant 2024 US$ per person	398.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	37.37 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Algeria or Portugal?: Portugal, at 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person against 508.66 constant 2024 US$ per person in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Algeria and Portugal?: 0.81 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Portugal?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Portugal rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Algeria ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 41st of 161 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 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.