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

7.65 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Myanmar ahead.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Myanmar vs Thailand: Military spending, per capita

Myanmar

85.36 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2024

Thailand

77.71 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Myanmar rank

83rd

Thailand rank

86th

Military spending, per capita over time

Myanmar
Thailand

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 85.36 constant 2024 US$ per person against 77.71 constant 2024 US$ per person in Thailand, a difference of 7.65 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 83rd and Thailand ranks 86th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18.64 constant 2024 US$ per person	20.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	1.99 constant 2024 US$ per person	Thailand
1970s	13.32 constant 2024 US$ per person	44.83 constant 2024 US$ per person	31.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	Thailand
1980s	10.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	68.5 constant 2024 US$ per person	58.23 constant 2024 US$ per person	Thailand
1990s	13.32 constant 2024 US$ per person	80.1 constant 2024 US$ per person	66.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	Thailand
2000s	13.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	51.62 constant 2024 US$ per person	38.26 constant 2024 US$ per person	Thailand
2010s	61.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	86.65 constant 2024 US$ per person	25.38 constant 2024 US$ per person	Thailand
2020s	66.45 constant 2024 US$ per person	88 constant 2024 US$ per person	21.55 constant 2024 US$ per person	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Myanmar or Thailand?: Myanmar, at 85.36 constant 2024 US$ per person against 77.71 constant 2024 US$ per person in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Myanmar and Thailand?: 7.65 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Thailand?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Thailand rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Myanmar ranks 83rd and Thailand ranks 86th 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.