North America vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita
North America
2,692 current USD per person
in 2024
Qatar
5,800 current USD per person
in 2022
North America rank
1st
Qatar rank
1st
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time
- North America
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5,800 current USD per person against 2,692 current USD per person in North America, a difference of 3,108 current USD per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 1st of 41 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 962.14 current USD per person | 2,951 current USD per person | 1,988 current USD per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1,159 current USD per person | 1,883 current USD per person | 723.42 current USD per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1,689 current USD per person | 1,178 current USD per person | 511.44 current USD per person | North America |
| 2010s | 2,205 current USD per person | 1,161 current USD per person | 1,044 current USD per person | North America |
| 2020s | 2,311 current USD per person | 5,214 current USD per person | 2,904 current USD per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per capita, North America or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 5,800 current USD per person against 2,692 current USD per person in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between North America and Qatar?
- 3,108 current USD per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do North America and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- North America ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 1st of 41 groups.
- 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.