What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Canada and Latvia?

34.45 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Canada vs Latvia: Military spending, per capita

Canada

901.03 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Latvia

866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Canada rank

28th

Latvia rank

29th

Military spending, per capita over time

Canada
Latvia

How they compare

Canada currently reports 901.03 constant 2024 US$ per person against 866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person in Latvia, a difference of 34.45 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 29th of 161 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	547.08 constant 2024 US$ per person	48.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	499.06 constant 2024 US$ per person	Canada
2000s	550.93 constant 2024 US$ per person	205.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	345.19 constant 2024 US$ per person	Canada
2010s	604.91 constant 2024 US$ per person	259.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	345.37 constant 2024 US$ per person	Canada
2020s	734.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	640.67 constant 2024 US$ per person	93.34 constant 2024 US$ per person	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Canada or Latvia?: Canada, at 901.03 constant 2024 US$ per person against 866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Canada and Latvia?: 34.45 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Canada ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 29th 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.