East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
20,397 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
320,404 current USD per square kilometre
in 2014
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
9th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
0100.0k200.0k300.0k198920062023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 320,404 current USD per square kilometre against 20,397 current USD per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 300,007 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 15.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 41 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 1,954 current USD per square kilometre 54,347 current USD per square kilometre 52,393 current USD per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 4,400 current USD per square kilometre 108,868 current USD per square kilometre 104,469 current USD per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 10,580 current USD per square kilometre 287,319 current USD per square kilometre 276,738 current USD per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 320,404 current USD per square kilometre against 20,397 current USD per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2014.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
300,007 current USD per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 41 groups.
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.