What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Croatia and Japan?

15.7 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Croatia vs Japan: Military spending, per capita

Croatia

497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Japan

482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Croatia rank

43rd

Japan rank

45th

Military spending, per capita over time

Croatia
Japan

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person against 482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 15.7 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 45th of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	644.2 constant 2024 US$ per person	281.45 constant 2024 US$ per person	362.76 constant 2024 US$ per person	Croatia
2000s	284.92 constant 2024 US$ per person	285.14 constant 2024 US$ per person	0.2284 constant 2024 US$ per person	Japan
2010s	267.87 constant 2024 US$ per person	291.6 constant 2024 US$ per person	23.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	Japan
2020s	399.58 constant 2024 US$ per person	375.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	23.95 constant 2024 US$ per person	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Croatia or Japan?: Croatia, at 497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person against 482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Croatia and Japan?: 15.7 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Croatia ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 45th 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.