What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Namibia and Vietnam?

17.47 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vietnam?

28 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Namibia vs Vietnam: Military spending, per capita

Namibia

124.89 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Vietnam

107.42 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Namibia rank

75th

Vietnam rank

78th

Military spending, per capita over time

Namibia
Vietnam

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 124.89 constant 2024 US$ per person against 107.42 constant 2024 US$ per person in Vietnam, a difference of 17.47 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 75th and Vietnam ranks 78th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	109.81 constant 2024 US$ per person	19.96 constant 2024 US$ per person	89.85 constant 2024 US$ per person	Namibia
2000s	104.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	33.01 constant 2024 US$ per person	71.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	Namibia
2010s	173.75 constant 2024 US$ per person	69.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	104.03 constant 2024 US$ per person	Namibia
2020s	128.75 constant 2024 US$ per person	84.33 constant 2024 US$ per person	44.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Namibia or Vietnam?: Namibia, at 124.89 constant 2024 US$ per person against 107.42 constant 2024 US$ per person in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Namibia and Vietnam?: 17.47 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vietnam?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Vietnam rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Namibia ranks 75th and Vietnam ranks 78th 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.