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

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

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

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.

Latvia vs Switzerland: Military spending, per capita

Latvia

866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Switzerland

786.6 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Latvia rank

29th

Switzerland rank

30th

Military spending, per capita over time

Latvia
Switzerland

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person against 786.6 constant 2024 US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 79.98 constant 2024 US$ per person.

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

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

Latvia ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 30th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	994.86 constant 2024 US$ per person	946.84 constant 2024 US$ per person	Switzerland
2000s	205.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	749.51 constant 2024 US$ per person	543.77 constant 2024 US$ per person	Switzerland
2010s	259.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	660.82 constant 2024 US$ per person	401.28 constant 2024 US$ per person	Switzerland
2020s	640.67 constant 2024 US$ per person	735.88 constant 2024 US$ per person	95.21 constant 2024 US$ per person	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Latvia or Switzerland?: Latvia, at 866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person against 786.6 constant 2024 US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Latvia and Switzerland?: 79.98 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Switzerland?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Switzerland rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Latvia ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 30th 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.