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

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

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

41 years are reported by both, from 1985 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 Seychelles: Military spending, per capita

Botswana

232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Seychelles

228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Botswana rank

60th

Seychelles rank

61st

Military spending, per capita over time

Botswana
Seychelles

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person against 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in Seychelles, a difference of 3.9 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Seychelles ahead.

Botswana ranks 60th and Seychelles ranks 61st of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1980s	113.41 constant 2024 US$ per person	268.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	154.95 constant 2024 US$ per person	Seychelles
1990s	175.42 constant 2024 US$ per person	232.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	57.07 constant 2024 US$ per person	Seychelles
2000s	197.99 constant 2024 US$ per person	169.35 constant 2024 US$ per person	28.65 constant 2024 US$ per person	Botswana
2010s	193.9 constant 2024 US$ per person	212.51 constant 2024 US$ per person	18.61 constant 2024 US$ per person	Seychelles
2020s	206.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	263.48 constant 2024 US$ per person	56.71 constant 2024 US$ per person	Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Botswana or Seychelles?: Botswana, at 232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person against 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Botswana and Seychelles?: 3.9 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Seychelles?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Seychelles rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Botswana ranks 60th and Seychelles ranks 61st 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.