What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Israel and United Arab Emirates?

863 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Arab Emirates?

18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.

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 United Arab Emirates: Military spending, per capita

Israel

4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2014

Israel rank

2nd

United Arab Emirates rank

3rd

Military spending, per capita over time

Israel
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Israel currently reports 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person against 3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 863 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Israel ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 161 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,206 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,858 constant 2024 US$ per person	651.97 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2000s	2,210 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,768 constant 2024 US$ per person	558.62 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2010s	2,198 constant 2024 US$ per person	3,449 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,251 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Israel or United Arab Emirates?: Israel, at 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person against 3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Israel and United Arab Emirates?: 863 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Israel and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Israel ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.