What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Bahrain and South Korea?

30.49 constant 2024 US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and South Korea?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Bahrain vs South Korea: Military spending, per capita

Bahrain

914.63 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

South Korea

945.12 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Bahrain rank

27th

South Korea rank

25th

Military spending, per capita over time

Bahrain
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 945.12 constant 2024 US$ per person against 914.63 constant 2024 US$ per person in Bahrain, a difference of 30.49 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 25th of 161 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	419.8 constant 2024 US$ per person	151.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	268.5 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bahrain
1980s	764.28 constant 2024 US$ per person	294.37 constant 2024 US$ per person	469.91 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bahrain
1990s	788 constant 2024 US$ per person	412.37 constant 2024 US$ per person	375.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bahrain
2000s	855.44 constant 2024 US$ per person	519.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	336.14 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bahrain
2010s	1,096 constant 2024 US$ per person	709.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	385.87 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bahrain
2020s	979.2 constant 2024 US$ per person	911.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	67.68 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Bahrain or South Korea?: South Korea, at 945.12 constant 2024 US$ per person against 914.63 constant 2024 US$ per person in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Bahrain and South Korea?: 30.49 constant 2024 US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and South Korea?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and South Korea rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Bahrain ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 25th 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.