What is the difference in military spending, per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?

20.91 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?

54 years are reported by both, from 1972 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.

New Zealand vs Uruguay: Military spending, per capita

New Zealand

543.27 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Uruguay

564.18 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

New Zealand rank

37th

Uruguay rank

36th

Military spending, per capita over time

New Zealand
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 564.18 constant 2024 US$ per person against 543.27 constant 2024 US$ per person in New Zealand, a difference of 20.91 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 36th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	569.99 constant 2024 US$ per person	396.26 constant 2024 US$ per person	173.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	New Zealand
1980s	714.71 constant 2024 US$ per person	494.01 constant 2024 US$ per person	220.7 constant 2024 US$ per person	New Zealand
1990s	579.28 constant 2024 US$ per person	342.86 constant 2024 US$ per person	236.42 constant 2024 US$ per person	New Zealand
2000s	480.89 constant 2024 US$ per person	293.32 constant 2024 US$ per person	187.57 constant 2024 US$ per person	New Zealand
2010s	473.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	378.05 constant 2024 US$ per person	95.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	New Zealand
2020s	579.56 constant 2024 US$ per person	472.84 constant 2024 US$ per person	106.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, New Zealand or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 564.18 constant 2024 US$ per person against 543.27 constant 2024 US$ per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?: 20.91 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for military spending, per capita?: New Zealand ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 36th 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.