OECD members vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

OECD members
43,490 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.34 million current USD per square kilometre
in 2022
OECD members rank
4th
Qatar rank
3rd

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

  • OECD members
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.34 million current USD per square kilometre against 43,490 current USD per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 1.30 million current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 30.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 11,767 current USD per square kilometre 87,557 current USD per square kilometre 75,790 current USD per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 16,548 current USD per square kilometre 72,628 current USD per square kilometre 56,081 current USD per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 26,192 current USD per square kilometre 108,735 current USD per square kilometre 82,543 current USD per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 33,831 current USD per square kilometre 161,650 current USD per square kilometre 127,819 current USD per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 39,224 current USD per square kilometre 1.18 million current USD per square kilometre 1.14 million 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, OECD members or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1.34 million current USD per square kilometre against 43,490 current USD per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2022.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between OECD members and Qatar?
1.30 million current USD per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Qatar?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do OECD members and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
OECD members ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 41 groups.
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.