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

1,547 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Israel ahead.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 Singapore: Military spending, per capita

Israel

4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Singapore

2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Israel rank

2nd

Singapore rank

5th

Military spending, per capita over time

Israel
Singapore

How they compare

Israel currently reports 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person in Singapore, a difference of 1,547 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.6 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 5th of 161 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4,012 constant 2024 US$ per person	648.23 constant 2024 US$ per person	3,364 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
1980s	3,487 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,090 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,397 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
1990s	2,610 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,794 constant 2024 US$ per person	816.32 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
2000s	2,210 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,286 constant 2024 US$ per person	76.23 constant 2024 US$ per person	Singapore
2010s	2,281 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,083 constant 2024 US$ per person	198.39 constant 2024 US$ per person	Israel
2020s	3,153 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,413 constant 2024 US$ per person	740.63 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 Singapore?: Israel, at 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Israel and Singapore?: 1,547 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Singapore?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Israel and Singapore rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Israel ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 5th 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.