Australia vs Uganda: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

Australia
4,211 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
4,871 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
91st
Uganda rank
88th

Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Uganda
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4,871 current USD per square kilometre against 4,211 current USD per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 660 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 88th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 112.49 current USD per square kilometre 52.12 current USD per square kilometre 60.37 current USD per square kilometre Australia
1970s 276.01 current USD per square kilometre 484.14 current USD per square kilometre 208.13 current USD per square kilometre Uganda
1980s 625.66 current USD per square kilometre 706.16 current USD per square kilometre 80.5 current USD per square kilometre Uganda
1990s 956.57 current USD per square kilometre 558.58 current USD per square kilometre 397.99 current USD per square kilometre Australia
2000s 1,646 current USD per square kilometre 1,031 current USD per square kilometre 614.54 current USD per square kilometre Australia
2010s 3,352 current USD per square kilometre 2,105 current USD per square kilometre 1,247 current USD per square kilometre Australia
2020s 4,058 current USD per square kilometre 4,928 current USD per square kilometre 870.26 current USD per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, Australia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4,871 current USD per square kilometre against 4,211 current USD per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between Australia and Uganda?
660 current USD per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 88th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Uganda: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/military-expenditure-current-usd-per-square-kilometre/australia/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/military-expenditure-current-usd-per-square-kilometre/australia/uganda/">Australia vs Uganda: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre
Unit
current USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,125 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) 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.