What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Estonia and Lithuania?

106.31 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?

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.

Estonia vs Lithuania: Military spending, per capita

Estonia

1,053 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Lithuania

946.69 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Estonia rank

23rd

Lithuania rank

24th

Military spending, per capita over time

Estonia
Lithuania

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1,053 constant 2024 US$ per person against 946.69 constant 2024 US$ per person in Lithuania, a difference of 106.31 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

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

Estonia ranks 23rd and Lithuania ranks 24th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	96.84 constant 2024 US$ per person	60.17 constant 2024 US$ per person	36.67 constant 2024 US$ per person	Estonia
2000s	299.7 constant 2024 US$ per person	161.26 constant 2024 US$ per person	138.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	Estonia
2010s	505.22 constant 2024 US$ per person	274.19 constant 2024 US$ per person	231.03 constant 2024 US$ per person	Estonia
2020s	858.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	750.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	107.84 constant 2024 US$ per person	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Estonia or Lithuania?: Estonia, at 1,053 constant 2024 US$ per person against 946.69 constant 2024 US$ per person in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Estonia and Lithuania?: 106.31 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Estonia ranks 23rd and Lithuania ranks 24th 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.