Australia vs Libya: Military spending per military personnel
Australia
637,627 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
Libya
677,720 constant 2022 US$
in 2015
Australia rank
5th
Libya rank
3rd
Military spending per military personnel over time
- Australia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 677,720 constant 2022 US$ against 637,627 constant 2022 US$ in Australia, a difference of 40,093 constant 2022 US$.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Libya ranks 3rd of 170 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81,032 constant 2022 US$ | 11,570 constant 2022 US$ | 69,462 constant 2022 US$ | Australia |
| 1960s | 61,153 constant 2022 US$ | 11,103 constant 2022 US$ | 50,051 constant 2022 US$ | Australia |
| 1970s | 114,195 constant 2022 US$ | 54,325 constant 2022 US$ | 59,870 constant 2022 US$ | Australia |
| 1980s | 150,569 constant 2022 US$ | 61,568 constant 2022 US$ | 89,001 constant 2022 US$ | Australia |
| 1990s | 195,044 constant 2022 US$ | 32,573 constant 2022 US$ | 162,471 constant 2022 US$ | Australia |
| 2000s | 366,645 constant 2022 US$ | 14,596 constant 2022 US$ | 352,049 constant 2022 US$ | Australia |
| 2010s | 493,374 constant 2022 US$ | 354,057 constant 2022 US$ | 139,318 constant 2022 US$ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per military personnel, Australia or Libya?
- Libya, at 677,720 constant 2022 US$ against 637,627 constant 2022 US$ in Australia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in military spending per military personnel between Australia and Libya?
- 40,093 constant 2022 US$, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2015.
- How do Australia and Libya rank globally for military spending per military personnel?
- Australia ranks 5th and Libya ranks 3rd of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.