Israel vs Qatar: Military spending, per square kilometre
Israel
1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.40 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Israel rank
4th
Qatar rank
3rd
Military spending, per square kilometre over time
- Israel
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.40 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 119,800 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 161 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 682,447 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 279,044 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 403,403 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Israel |
| 1990s | 730,222 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 192,312 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 537,910 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Israel |
| 2000s | 716,823 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 160,530 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 556,292 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Israel |
| 2010s | 781,530 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 203,715 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 577,815 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.05 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.25 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 205,925 constant 2024 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, Israel or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.40 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Israel and Qatar?
- 119,800 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Qatar rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 161 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.