What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Botswana and China?

6 constant 2024 US$ per person, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 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.

Botswana vs China: Military spending, per capita

Botswana

232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

China

238.18 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Botswana rank

60th

China rank

59th

Military spending, per capita over time

Botswana
China

How they compare

China currently reports 238.18 constant 2024 US$ per person against 232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 6 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 60th and China ranks 59th of 161 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	China	Difference	Ahead
1980s	162.62 constant 2024 US$ per person	17.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	144.83 constant 2024 US$ per person	Botswana
1990s	175.42 constant 2024 US$ per person	22.94 constant 2024 US$ per person	152.48 constant 2024 US$ per person	Botswana
2000s	197.99 constant 2024 US$ per person	58.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	139.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	Botswana
2010s	193.9 constant 2024 US$ per person	136.32 constant 2024 US$ per person	57.57 constant 2024 US$ per person	Botswana
2020s	206.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	204.68 constant 2024 US$ per person	2.1 constant 2024 US$ per person	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Botswana or China?: China, at 238.18 constant 2024 US$ per person against 232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Botswana and China?: 6 constant 2024 US$ per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Botswana and China rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Botswana ranks 60th and China ranks 59th 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.