Kuwait vs Qatar: Military spending, per square kilometre
Kuwait
549,245 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.25 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Kuwait rank
7th
Qatar rank
4th
Military spending, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.25 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 549,245 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 702,265 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th of 171 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 115,725 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 73,637 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 42,087 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 177,902 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 107,780 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 70,122 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 621,098 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 127,874 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 493,224 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 308,660 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 185,349 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 123,311 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 370,146 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 473,877 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 103,731 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 538,135 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 1.08 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 544,791 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.25 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 549,245 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 702,265 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th 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.