What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?

684 constant 2024 US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?

18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.

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.

Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending, per capita

Singapore

2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2014

Singapore rank

5th

United Arab Emirates rank

3rd

Military spending, per capita over time

Singapore
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person in Singapore, a difference of 684 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Singapore ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 161 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,200 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,858 constant 2024 US$ per person	657.78 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2000s	2,286 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,768 constant 2024 US$ per person	482.38 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2010s	2,007 constant 2024 US$ per person	3,449 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,442 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person in Singapore as of 2014.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?: 684 constant 2024 US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Singapore ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.