Italy vs Upper middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

Italy
124,892 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
11,632 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
15th

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

  • Italy
  • Upper middle income
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 124,892 current USD per square kilometre against 11,632 current USD per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 113,260 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 10.7 times Upper middle income's.

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

Italy ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 60,098 current USD per square kilometre 1,404 current USD per square kilometre 58,694 current USD per square kilometre Italy
1990s 68,267 current USD per square kilometre 1,478 current USD per square kilometre 66,788 current USD per square kilometre Italy
2000s 94,800 current USD per square kilometre 2,777 current USD per square kilometre 92,024 current USD per square kilometre Italy
2010s 95,277 current USD per square kilometre 7,404 current USD per square kilometre 87,873 current USD per square kilometre Italy
2020s 119,021 current USD per square kilometre 10,052 current USD per square kilometre 108,969 current USD per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, Italy or Upper middle income?
Italy, at 124,892 current USD per square kilometre against 11,632 current USD per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between Italy and Upper middle income?
113,260 current USD per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Italy and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th 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.