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

7.52 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Italy ahead.

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

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.

Italy vs Spain: Military spending, per capita

Italy

771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Spain

763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Italy rank

31st

Spain rank

32nd

Military spending, per capita over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person against 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in Spain, a difference of 7.52 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	271.05 constant 2024 US$ per person	190.94 constant 2024 US$ per person	80.11 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
1970s	360.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	345.18 constant 2024 US$ per person	15.09 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
1980s	491.84 constant 2024 US$ per person	475.7 constant 2024 US$ per person	16.13 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
1990s	565.19 constant 2024 US$ per person	467.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	97.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
2000s	634.22 constant 2024 US$ per person	478.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	155.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
2010s	493.85 constant 2024 US$ per person	403.37 constant 2024 US$ per person	90.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
2020s	644.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	523.95 constant 2024 US$ per person	120.84 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 Spain?: Italy, at 771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person against 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Italy and Spain?: 7.52 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd 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.