India vs Low income: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

India
27,678 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income
537.52 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
42nd
Low income rank
41st

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

  • India
  • Low income
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 27,678 current USD per square kilometre against 537.52 current USD per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 27,140 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 51.5 times Low income's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 41st of 166 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 1,090 current USD per square kilometre 144.98 current USD per square kilometre 944.74 current USD per square kilometre India
1980s 2,735 current USD per square kilometre 399.03 current USD per square kilometre 2,336 current USD per square kilometre India
1990s 3,408 current USD per square kilometre 348.17 current USD per square kilometre 3,060 current USD per square kilometre India
2000s 7,642 current USD per square kilometre 461.53 current USD per square kilometre 7,181 current USD per square kilometre India
2010s 18,548 current USD per square kilometre 461.79 current USD per square kilometre 18,087 current USD per square kilometre India
2020s 26,197 current USD per square kilometre 456.4 current USD per square kilometre 25,741 current USD per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, India or Low income?
India, at 27,678 current USD per square kilometre against 537.52 current USD per square kilometre in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between India and Low income?
27,140 current USD per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low income?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do India and Low income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
India ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 41st 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.