El Salvador vs Haiti: Military spending per military personnel
El Salvador
18,356 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
Haiti
17,462 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
El Salvador rank
122nd
Haiti rank
125th
Military spending per military personnel over time
- El Salvador
- Haiti
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 18,356 constant 2022 US$ against 17,462 constant 2022 US$ in Haiti, a difference of 894 constant 2022 US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1875 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 122nd and Haiti ranks 125th of 170 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 12 and Haiti in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 23,538 constant 2022 US$ | 4,324 constant 2022 US$ | 19,214 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 12,912 constant 2022 US$ | 4,211 constant 2022 US$ | 8,701 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 9,851 constant 2022 US$ | 7,056 constant 2022 US$ | 2,795 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 7,564 constant 2022 US$ | 5,595 constant 2022 US$ | 1,968 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 10,510 constant 2022 US$ | 4,426 constant 2022 US$ | 6,083 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 8,899 constant 2022 US$ | 7,989 constant 2022 US$ | 909.53 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 8,130 constant 2022 US$ | 7,513 constant 2022 US$ | 617.73 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 11,943 constant 2022 US$ | 11,470 constant 2022 US$ | 473.44 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 14,538 constant 2022 US$ | 5,457 constant 2022 US$ | 9,081 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 13,102 constant 2022 US$ | 5,573 constant 2022 US$ | 7,529 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 10,387 constant 2022 US$ | 7,850 constant 2022 US$ | 2,537 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5,162 constant 2022 US$ | 3,550 constant 2022 US$ | 1,612 constant 2022 US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11,345 constant 2022 US$ | 11,779 constant 2022 US$ | 433.42 constant 2022 US$ | Haiti |
| 2020s | 16,026 constant 2022 US$ | 18,180 constant 2022 US$ | 2,154 constant 2022 US$ | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per military personnel, El Salvador or Haiti?
- El Salvador, at 18,356 constant 2022 US$ against 17,462 constant 2022 US$ in Haiti as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending per military personnel between El Salvador and Haiti?
- 894 constant 2022 US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Haiti?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Haiti rank globally for military spending per military personnel?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd and Haiti ranks 125th 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.