El Salvador vs Türkiye: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre
El Salvador
21,948 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Türkiye
25,438 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
48th
Türkiye rank
45th
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 25,438 current USD per square kilometre against 21,948 current USD per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 3,490 current USD per square kilometre.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Türkiye ahead.
El Salvador ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 45th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 300.92 current USD per square kilometre | 563.5 current USD per square kilometre | 262.58 current USD per square kilometre | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 997.09 current USD per square kilometre | 2,229 current USD per square kilometre | 1,232 current USD per square kilometre | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 7,615 current USD per square kilometre | 3,503 current USD per square kilometre | 4,112 current USD per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5,933 current USD per square kilometre | 9,115 current USD per square kilometre | 3,183 current USD per square kilometre | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 7,147 current USD per square kilometre | 15,647 current USD per square kilometre | 8,500 current USD per square kilometre | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 11,995 current USD per square kilometre | 23,357 current USD per square kilometre | 11,362 current USD per square kilometre | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 19,410 current USD per square kilometre | 21,326 current USD per square kilometre | 1,916 current USD per square kilometre | Türkiye |
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 Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 25,438 current USD per square kilometre against 21,948 current USD per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 3,490 current USD per square kilometre, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Türkiye rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.