El Salvador vs Sweden: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

El Salvador
21,948 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
21,496 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
48th
Sweden rank
49th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Sweden
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 21,948 current USD per square kilometre against 21,496 current USD per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 452 current USD per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

El Salvador ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 49th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 300.92 current USD per square kilometre 1,988 current USD per square kilometre 1,687 current USD per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 997.09 current USD per square kilometre 5,094 current USD per square kilometre 4,097 current USD per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 7,615 current USD per square kilometre 8,751 current USD per square kilometre 1,136 current USD per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 5,933 current USD per square kilometre 12,683 current USD per square kilometre 6,750 current USD per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 7,147 current USD per square kilometre 12,960 current USD per square kilometre 5,814 current USD per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 11,995 current USD per square kilometre 14,596 current USD per square kilometre 2,601 current USD per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 19,410 current USD per square kilometre 18,618 current USD per square kilometre 792.17 current USD per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Sweden?
El Salvador, at 21,948 current USD per square kilometre against 21,496 current USD per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Sweden?
452 current USD per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 49th 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.