What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Portugal and Slovakia?

20.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?

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.

Portugal vs Slovakia: Military spending, per capita

Portugal

509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Slovakia

530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Portugal rank

41st

Slovakia rank

40th

Military spending, per capita over time

Portugal
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person against 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person in Portugal, a difference of 20.86 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 41st and Slovakia ranks 40th of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	297.37 constant 2024 US$ per person	319.93 constant 2024 US$ per person	22.56 constant 2024 US$ per person	Slovakia
2000s	337.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	295.92 constant 2024 US$ per person	41.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
2010s	359.07 constant 2024 US$ per person	265.34 constant 2024 US$ per person	93.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	Portugal
2020s	398.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	467.65 constant 2024 US$ per person	69.16 constant 2024 US$ per person	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Portugal or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person against 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Portugal and Slovakia?: 20.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Portugal ranks 41st and Slovakia ranks 40th 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.