Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

Belgium
250,193 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
20,551 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
12th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

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

  • Belgium
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198920062023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 250,193 current USD per square kilometre against 20,551 current USD per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 229,642 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 12.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 12th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 166 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 142,185 current USD per square kilometre 4,433 current USD per square kilometre 137,752 current USD per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 160,910 current USD per square kilometre 13,023 current USD per square kilometre 147,887 current USD per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 213,782 current USD per square kilometre 19,646 current USD per square kilometre 194,137 current USD per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 250,193 current USD per square kilometre against 20,551 current USD per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
229,642 current USD per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 12th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th 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.

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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.