El Salvador vs Thailand: Military spending, per capita

El Salvador
76.75 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Thailand
77.71 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
88th
Thailand rank
86th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 77.71 constant 2024 US$ per person against 76.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.96 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 86th of 161 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 36.34 constant 2024 US$ per person 20.63 constant 2024 US$ per person 15.72 constant 2024 US$ per person El Salvador
1970s 55.31 constant 2024 US$ per person 44.83 constant 2024 US$ per person 10.47 constant 2024 US$ per person El Salvador
1980s 130.78 constant 2024 US$ per person 68.5 constant 2024 US$ per person 62.28 constant 2024 US$ per person El Salvador
1990s 54.02 constant 2024 US$ per person 80.1 constant 2024 US$ per person 26.08 constant 2024 US$ per person Thailand
2000s 37.95 constant 2024 US$ per person 55.19 constant 2024 US$ per person 17.24 constant 2024 US$ per person Thailand
2010s 48.1 constant 2024 US$ per person 85.43 constant 2024 US$ per person 37.33 constant 2024 US$ per person Thailand
2020s 71.81 constant 2024 US$ per person 86.28 constant 2024 US$ per person 14.47 constant 2024 US$ per person Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, El Salvador or Thailand?
Thailand, at 77.71 constant 2024 US$ per person against 76.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between El Salvador and Thailand?
0.96 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for military spending, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 86th 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

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.