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

15.14 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1977 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 Jordan: Military spending, per capita

Botswana

232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Jordan

217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Botswana rank

60th

Jordan rank

63rd

Military spending, per capita over time

Botswana
Jordan

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person against 217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person in Jordan, a difference of 15.14 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jordan ahead.

Botswana ranks 60th and Jordan ranks 63rd of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41.51 constant 2024 US$ per person	485.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	444.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
1980s	82.64 constant 2024 US$ per person	442.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	359.85 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
1990s	175.42 constant 2024 US$ per person	209.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	34.31 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
2000s	197.99 constant 2024 US$ per person	218.71 constant 2024 US$ per person	20.72 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
2010s	193.9 constant 2024 US$ per person	229.65 constant 2024 US$ per person	35.75 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
2020s	206.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	214.95 constant 2024 US$ per person	8.17 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Botswana or Jordan?: Botswana, at 232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person against 217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Botswana and Jordan?: 15.14 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jordan?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Jordan rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Botswana ranks 60th and Jordan ranks 63rd 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.