Israel vs Qatar: Military spending, per capita
Israel
4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar
6,051 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2022
Israel rank
2nd
Qatar rank
1st
Military spending, per capita over time
- Israel
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6,051 constant 2024 US$ per person against 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person in Israel, a difference of 1,738 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Israel ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 161 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,537 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9,503 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5,965 constant 2024 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 3,277 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4,987 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,710 constant 2024 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2,212 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,848 constant 2024 US$ per person | 364.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | Israel |
| 2010s | 2,218 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,463 constant 2024 US$ per person | 755.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | Israel |
| 2020s | 2,393 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5,561 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3,167 constant 2024 US$ per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, Israel or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 6,051 constant 2024 US$ per person against 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Israel and Qatar?
- 1,738 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Qatar rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Israel ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.