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

11.52 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.

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

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 Portugal: Military spending, per capita

Croatia

497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Portugal

509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Croatia rank

43rd

Portugal rank

41st

Military spending, per capita over time

Croatia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person against 497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person in Croatia, a difference of 11.52 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 41st of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	644.2 constant 2024 US$ per person	298.42 constant 2024 US$ per person	345.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	Croatia
2000s	284.92 constant 2024 US$ per person	337.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	52.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
2010s	267.87 constant 2024 US$ per person	359.07 constant 2024 US$ per person	91.2 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
2020s	399.58 constant 2024 US$ per person	398.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	1.1 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 Portugal?: Portugal, at 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person against 497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Croatia and Portugal?: 11.52 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Croatia ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 41st 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.