Libya vs Sweden: Military spending per military personnel
Libya
677,720 constant 2022 US$
in 2015
Sweden
638,754 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
Libya rank
3rd
Sweden rank
4th
Military spending per military personnel over time
- Libya
- Sweden
How they compare
Libya currently reports 677,720 constant 2022 US$ against 638,754 constant 2022 US$ in Sweden, a difference of 38,966 constant 2022 US$.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Sweden ahead.
Libya ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 170 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,804 constant 2022 US$ | 156,430 constant 2022 US$ | 145,626 constant 2022 US$ | Sweden |
| 1960s | 11,103 constant 2022 US$ | 87,878 constant 2022 US$ | 76,776 constant 2022 US$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 54,325 constant 2022 US$ | 118,365 constant 2022 US$ | 64,040 constant 2022 US$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 61,568 constant 2022 US$ | 124,937 constant 2022 US$ | 63,369 constant 2022 US$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 32,573 constant 2022 US$ | 136,077 constant 2022 US$ | 103,504 constant 2022 US$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14,596 constant 2022 US$ | 262,143 constant 2022 US$ | 247,547 constant 2022 US$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 354,057 constant 2022 US$ | 440,804 constant 2022 US$ | 86,747 constant 2022 US$ | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per military personnel, Libya or Sweden?
- Libya, at 677,720 constant 2022 US$ against 638,754 constant 2022 US$ in Sweden as of 2015.
- What is the difference in military spending per military personnel between Libya and Sweden?
- 38,966 constant 2022 US$, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2015.
- How do Libya and Sweden rank globally for military spending per military personnel?
- Libya ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th 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.
Individual pages
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.