What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Italy and Latvia?

95.31 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?

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.

Italy vs Latvia: Military spending, per capita

Italy

771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Latvia

866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Italy rank

31st

Latvia rank

29th

Military spending, per capita over time

Italy
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person against 771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person in Italy, a difference of 95.31 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 29th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	564.31 constant 2024 US$ per person	48.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	516.29 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
2000s	634.22 constant 2024 US$ per person	205.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	428.48 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
2010s	493.85 constant 2024 US$ per person	259.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	234.32 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
2020s	644.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	640.67 constant 2024 US$ per person	4.12 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Italy or Latvia?: Latvia, at 866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person against 771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Italy and Latvia?: 95.31 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Italy ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 29th 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.