Greece vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

Greece
54,421 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
5,336 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

  • Greece
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 54,421 current USD per square kilometre against 5,336 current USD per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 49,085 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Greece's figure about 10.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 166 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1,948 current USD per square kilometre 174.47 current USD per square kilometre 1,773 current USD per square kilometre Greece
1970s 9,824 current USD per square kilometre 1,000 current USD per square kilometre 8,824 current USD per square kilometre Greece
1980s 18,089 current USD per square kilometre 2,371 current USD per square kilometre 15,719 current USD per square kilometre Greece
1990s 31,123 current USD per square kilometre 1,990 current USD per square kilometre 29,134 current USD per square kilometre Greece
2000s 53,851 current USD per square kilometre 2,668 current USD per square kilometre 51,183 current USD per square kilometre Greece
2010s 45,309 current USD per square kilometre 5,167 current USD per square kilometre 40,143 current USD per square kilometre Greece
2020s 57,862 current USD per square kilometre 4,667 current USD per square kilometre 53,195 current USD per square kilometre Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, Greece or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Greece, at 54,421 current USD per square kilometre against 5,336 current USD per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
49,085 current USD per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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.