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
159
Highest
20.02 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
0 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Panama
Median
6,653 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
7,412
What the numbers show
Military spending, per square kilometre is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 20.02 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 0 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,653 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 192,879 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 4,108.4%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 81.4%).
Military spending, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 20.02 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 2.05 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 1.40 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 587.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Israel | 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 511,250 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 479,930 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Kuwait | 448,745 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 391,546 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2014 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 323,097 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 271,268 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 258,537 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.4% | flat |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 231,738 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 199.8% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 206,349 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 200,912 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.3% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 164,755 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 16 | Japan | 125,802 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 121,478 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 18 | France | 112,800 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 19 | Ukraine | 109,328 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,618.7% | volatile |
| 20 | United States | 103,093 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 94,682 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 161.5% | rising |
| 22 | Brunei | 85,360 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 61,650 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.5% | falling |
| 24 | Seychelles | 61,605 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 57,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.0% | flat |
| 26 | Greece | 56,017 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 55,612 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 51,178 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 49,349 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47,921 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 47,820 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 235.8% | falling |
| 32 | Armenia | 47,127 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovenia | 46,153 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 44,047 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 39,527 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 36 | Lebanon | 39,124 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 81.4% | rising |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 36,786 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Lithuania | 36,448 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 419.1% | volatile |
| 39 | China | 31,126 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 29,999 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 28,821 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 28,667 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Turkey | 28,663 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Jordan | 28,160 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 25,956 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 46 | Vietnam | 25,894 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 25,711 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Norway | 24,493 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 49 | Yemen | 23,333 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2014 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 50 | Serbia | 22,397 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 51 | Sweden | 22,272 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 22,136 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Jamaica | 21,166 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 20,441 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Finland | 19,824 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 19,341 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 19,124 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Oman | 19,019 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 18,848 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 18,802 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 17,284 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 62 | Albania | 16,128 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 63 | Pakistan | 12,684 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Malaysia | 12,104 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritius | 11,982 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 11,965 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 67 | New Zealand | 11,690 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 68 | Iraq | 11,680 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 11,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 102.8% | flat |
| 70 | Thailand | 11,236 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 11,007 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 10,997 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Montenegro | 8,795 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 74 | Uruguay | 8,736 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | flat |
| 75 | Tunisia | 8,327 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Algeria | 8,095 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 7,118 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Chile | 6,838 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 6,747 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Russia | 6,653 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 81 | Rwanda | 6,515 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 6,191 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Burundi | 6,065 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,953 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 5,842 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Iran | 5,442 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | 5,234 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 271.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Eswatini | 5,062 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Uganda | 4,983 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 4,862 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Myanmar | 4,407 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Australia | 4,321 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,310 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 94 | Guatemala | 4,241 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 95 | Fiji | 4,121 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 4,022 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | up 4,108.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Cambodia | 3,850 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 98 | East Timor | 3,783 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 3,594 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 100 | Canada | 3,316 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 101 | Nepal | 3,284 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 3,151 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 397.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Moldova | 2,992 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 104 | Egypt | 2,759 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,667 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 106 | South Africa | 2,650 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 107 | Peru | 2,630 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Brazil | 2,521 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Senegal | 2,352 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Djibouti | 2,231 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2008 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 111 | Guinea | 2,226 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,220 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 2,135 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 339.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Kenya | 1,966 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 115 | Nigeria | 1,954 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | 1,848 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Sudan | 1,482 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2021 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 118 | Belize | 1,471 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 119 | Gambia | 1,435 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Malawi | 1,384 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Benin | 1,338 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Ghana | 1,267 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Lesotho | 1,211 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Gabon | 1,042 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Tanzania | 1,026 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Angola | 1,011 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Cameroon | 1,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 128 | Paraguay | 1,005 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 129 | Libya | 909.32 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 869.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Congo | 860.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 855.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Liberia | 702.39 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 674.31 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 135 | Mali | 664.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 432.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 648.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 137 | Botswana | 635.89 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Haiti | 580.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Bolivia | 566.68 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 140 | Guyana | 539.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Mozambique | 534.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 457.32 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Zambia | 441.13 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 144 | Namibia | 431.89 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 400.44 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1999 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 146 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 336.58 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Chad | 322.49 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | 285.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritania | 252.32 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Somalia | 233.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 272.1% | rising |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 209.16 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 152 | Madagascar | 185.36 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 167.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 154 | South Sudan | 122.33 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 101.89 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 156 | Laos | 94.5 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2013 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Mongolia | 77.66 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 13.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1977 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 159 | Panama | 0 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | 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 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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.