What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Israel and Norway?

1,446 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Israel vs Norway: Military spending, per capita

Israel

4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Norway

2,867 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Israel rank

2nd

Norway rank

4th

Military spending, per capita over time

Israel
Norway

How they compare

Israel currently reports 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,867 constant 2024 US$ per person in Norway, a difference of 1,446 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 4th of 161 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,214 constant 2024 US$ per person	578.06 constant 2024 US$ per person	636.18 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
1970s	4,012 constant 2024 US$ per person	759.25 constant 2024 US$ per person	3,253 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
1980s	3,487 constant 2024 US$ per person	969.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,517 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
1990s	2,610 constant 2024 US$ per person	996.61 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,614 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
2000s	2,210 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,050 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,160 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
2010s	2,281 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,179 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,103 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
2020s	3,153 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,802 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,352 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Israel or Norway?: Israel, at 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,867 constant 2024 US$ per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Israel and Norway?: 1,446 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Israel and Norway rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Israel ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 4th 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.