What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Jordan and Libya?

1.97 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Libya?

33 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.

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.

Jordan vs Libya: Military spending, per capita

Jordan

217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Libya

219.01 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2023

Jordan rank

63rd

Libya rank

62nd

Military spending, per capita over time

Jordan
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 219.01 constant 2024 US$ per person against 217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person in Jordan, a difference of 1.97 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 63rd and Libya ranks 62nd of 161 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	830.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	74.77 constant 2024 US$ per person	755.5 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
1970s	523.06 constant 2024 US$ per person	145.64 constant 2024 US$ per person	377.42 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
1980s	471.7 constant 2024 US$ per person	127.13 constant 2024 US$ per person	344.57 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
1990s	196.07 constant 2024 US$ per person	68.85 constant 2024 US$ per person	127.22 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
2000s	207.7 constant 2024 US$ per person	93.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	114.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan
2010s	223.93 constant 2024 US$ per person	335.48 constant 2024 US$ per person	111.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	Libya
2020s	216.8 constant 2024 US$ per person	196.9 constant 2024 US$ per person	19.9 constant 2024 US$ per person	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Jordan or Libya?: Libya, at 219.01 constant 2024 US$ per person against 217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Jordan and Libya?: 1.97 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Libya?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Libya rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Jordan ranks 63rd and Libya ranks 62nd 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.