Netherlands vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre
Netherlands
493,757 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.34 million current USD per square kilometre
in 2022
Netherlands rank
5th
Qatar rank
3rd
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre over time
- Netherlands
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.34 million current USD per square kilometre against 493,757 current USD per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 847,593 current USD per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.7 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 152,761 current USD per square kilometre | 87,557 current USD per square kilometre | 65,204 current USD per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 217,225 current USD per square kilometre | 72,628 current USD per square kilometre | 144,597 current USD per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 297,113 current USD per square kilometre | 108,735 current USD per square kilometre | 188,378 current USD per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 332,656 current USD per square kilometre | 161,650 current USD per square kilometre | 171,006 current USD per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 416,218 current USD per square kilometre | 1.18 million current USD per square kilometre | 758,957 current USD per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, Netherlands or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.34 million current USD per square kilometre against 493,757 current USD per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between Netherlands and Qatar?
- 847,593 current USD per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
- Netherlands ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 3rd 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.