Egypt vs Yemen: Military spending, per square kilometre
Egypt
4,852 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
4,637 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2016
Egypt rank
98th
Yemen rank
101st
Military spending, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4,852 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 4,637 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Yemen, a difference of 215 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 101st of 171 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,959 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 144.5 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,814 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1970s | 7,911 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 591.25 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 7,320 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6,260 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,150 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 4,109 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3,692 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,711 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 980.91 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4,963 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,456 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,507 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5,752 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 4,066 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 1,686 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Egypt or Yemen?
- Egypt, at 4,852 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 4,637 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Egypt and Yemen?
- 215 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2016.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 101st of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.