Military spending, per square kilometre by country
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.
Countries reporting
171
Highest
21.44 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
5.47 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Venezuela
Median
6,804 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,284
What the numbers show
Military spending, per square kilometre is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 21.44 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 5.47 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,804 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 194,165 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,893.6%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 99.9%).
Military spending, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 21.44 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 2.18 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Israel | 1.46 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 4 | Qatar | 1.25 million constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 5 | South Korea | 584,193 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | 552,144 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 7 | Kuwait | 549,245 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Malta | 370,300 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 350,396 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 348,071 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 277,308 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 249,300 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 13 | Maldives | 218,036 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Denmark | 200,182 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 187,306 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 178,261 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 170,926 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 139,111 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 19 | France | 133,540 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 20 | Barbados | 117,655 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 21 | United States | 116,420 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 108,074 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,893.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Brunei | 107,551 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 87,011 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 145.7% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 72,776 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 71,659 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 66,246 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63,114 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 61,877 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 56,388 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 52,216 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 51,758 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 48,385 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 45,542 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 44,954 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 220.7% | falling |
| 36 | Armenia | 42,072 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 41,099 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 41,054 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 39 | China | 37,225 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 34,666 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 411.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Jordan | 32,210 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 32,053 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Lebanon | 30,020 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 28,736 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 28,615 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 46 | Romania | 28,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 132.2% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia | 27,841 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Jamaica | 25,724 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Oman | 24,722 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 50 | El Salvador | 24,610 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 24,571 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 24,302 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 53 | Turkey | 22,434 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 54 | Finland | 22,133 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 55 | Ireland | 21,849 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 56 | Vietnam | 21,511 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Philippines | 21,230 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 20,417 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 18,329 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Latvia | 17,691 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Syria | 17,546 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Pakistan | 16,042 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 15,242 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 14,886 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 65 | Iraq | 14,884 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Mauritius | 14,489 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Malaysia | 14,250 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 14,006 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Morocco | 13,848 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 70 | New Zealand | 13,722 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Albania | 13,008 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 72 | North Korea | 13,007 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 12,566 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahamas | 11,810 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 11,776 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 11,144 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 10,955 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 78 | Tunisia | 9,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 9,255 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Montenegro | 8,988 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 81 | Rwanda | 8,841 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 8,488 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Russia | 7,343 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 84 | Georgia | 7,167 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 6,982 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,759.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 6,804 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Belarus | 6,700 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 88 | Iran | 6,433 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 6,206 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Indonesia | 6,165 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Togo | 5,782 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Uganda | 5,734 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Burundi | 5,333 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 94 | Eswatini | 5,318 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Honduras | 5,214 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Australia | 5,063 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Myanmar | 5,061 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Egypt | 4,852 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 99 | Cambodia | 4,825 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Fiji | 4,805 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Yemen | 4,637 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Guatemala | 4,618 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,495 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Nigeria | 4,464 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Uzbekistan | 4,043 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | up 203.2% | volatile |
| 106 | East Timor | 3,849 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 107 | Canada | 3,705 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 108 | Nepal | 3,698 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 110 | Brazil | 3,272 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 111 | South Africa | 2,995 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 112 | Comoros | 2,987 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 2,901 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Peru | 2,779 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 115 | Senegal | 2,740 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Libya | 2,719 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 471.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,518 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Moldova | 2,502 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Kenya | 2,404 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,294 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 274.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Guinea | 2,067 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 286.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Gambia | 1,842 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 1,628 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 124 | Malawi | 1,507 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 1,499 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 1,496 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Lesotho | 1,475 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 128 | Belize | 1,435 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 129 | Angola | 1,423 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Ghana | 1,401 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 131 | South Sudan | 1,366 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Gabon | 1,331 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 1,298 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 187.9% | rising |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 1,281 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 135 | Benin | 1,249 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Paraguay | 1,203 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Tanzania | 1,166 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Cameroon | 1,153 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 139 | Botswana | 1,128 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,066 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 141 | Congo | 1,050 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 1,009 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 174.9% | rising |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 919.99 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 876.57 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 821.18 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 146 | Eritrea | 796.76 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Mali | 716.19 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Bolivia | 658.74 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Iceland | 642.06 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.4% | falling |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 611.45 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 151 | Haiti | 602.78 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Djibouti | 574.36 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Zambia | 566.62 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Namibia | 562.69 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Guyana | 505.79 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Mozambique | 493.31 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Sudan | 433.46 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 158 | Liberia | 409.97 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 391.19 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 160 | Suriname | 376.88 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Chad | 326.29 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Mauritania | 285.06 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 282.44 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 164 | Niger | 269.35 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 257.09 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 166 | Somalia | 237.81 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Madagascar | 213.43 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 168 | Laos | 114.63 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Central African Republic | 100.94 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 170 | Mongolia | 98.53 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Venezuela | 5.47 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
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.
Military spending ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.