France vs Middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

France
110,385 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
10,085 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
19th
Middle income rank
18th

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

  • France
  • Middle income
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 110,385 current USD per square kilometre against 10,085 current USD per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 100,300 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 10.9 times Middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 19th and Middle income ranks 18th of 166 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 55,043 current USD per square kilometre 1,379 current USD per square kilometre 53,664 current USD per square kilometre France
1990s 67,300 current USD per square kilometre 1,449 current USD per square kilometre 65,852 current USD per square kilometre France
2000s 78,440 current USD per square kilometre 2,798 current USD per square kilometre 75,642 current USD per square kilometre France
2010s 93,195 current USD per square kilometre 6,688 current USD per square kilometre 86,507 current USD per square kilometre France
2020s 104,985 current USD per square kilometre 8,940 current USD per square kilometre 96,045 current USD per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, France or Middle income?
France, at 110,385 current USD per square kilometre against 10,085 current USD per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between France and Middle income?
100,300 current USD per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do France and Middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
France ranks 19th and Middle income ranks 18th 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.