Israel vs North America: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita
Israel
4,650 current USD per person
in 2024
North America
2,692 current USD per person
in 2024
Israel rank
2nd
North America rank
1st
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time
- Israel
- North America
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4,650 current USD per person against 2,692 current USD per person in North America, a difference of 1,958 current USD per person.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Israel ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154.92 current USD per person | 302.59 current USD per person | 147.67 current USD per person | North America |
| 1970s | 785.87 current USD per person | 408.1 current USD per person | 377.77 current USD per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 1,157 current USD per person | 979.84 current USD per person | 176.86 current USD per person | Israel |
| 1990s | 1,463 current USD per person | 1,070 current USD per person | 392.89 current USD per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 1,414 current USD per person | 1,564 current USD per person | 149.93 current USD per person | North America |
| 2010s | 2,049 current USD per person | 1,991 current USD per person | 57.88 current USD per person | Israel |
| 2020s | 2,971 current USD per person | 2,397 current USD per person | 574.21 current USD per person | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per capita, Israel or North America?
- Israel, at 4,650 current USD per person against 2,692 current USD per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between Israel and North America?
- 1,958 current USD per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Israel and North America rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Israel ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.