What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Jamaica and Myanmar?

13.28 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Myanmar?

40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

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.

Jamaica vs Myanmar: Military spending, per capita

Jamaica

98.64 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Myanmar

85.36 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2024

Jamaica rank

80th

Myanmar rank

83rd

Military spending, per capita over time

Jamaica
Myanmar

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 98.64 constant 2024 US$ per person against 85.36 constant 2024 US$ per person in Myanmar, a difference of 13.28 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 80th and Myanmar ranks 83rd of 161 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	43.98 constant 2024 US$ per person	10.48 constant 2024 US$ per person	33.51 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jamaica
1980s	40.6 constant 2024 US$ per person	10.12 constant 2024 US$ per person	30.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jamaica
1990s	40.06 constant 2024 US$ per person	13.32 constant 2024 US$ per person	26.75 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jamaica
2000s	33.87 constant 2024 US$ per person	13.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	20.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jamaica
2010s	63.6 constant 2024 US$ per person	61.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	2.33 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jamaica
2020s	88.35 constant 2024 US$ per person	66.45 constant 2024 US$ per person	21.91 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Jamaica or Myanmar?: Jamaica, at 98.64 constant 2024 US$ per person against 85.36 constant 2024 US$ per person in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Jamaica and Myanmar?: 13.28 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Myanmar?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Myanmar rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Jamaica ranks 80th and Myanmar ranks 83rd 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.