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

OECD members
43,490 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
19.75 million current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members rank
4th
Singapore rank
1st

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

  • OECD members
  • Singapore
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 19.75 million current USD per square kilometre against 43,490 current USD per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 19.71 million current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 454.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 5,044 current USD per square kilometre 393,065 current USD per square kilometre 388,021 current USD per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 11,925 current USD per square kilometre 1.40 million current USD per square kilometre 1.39 million current USD per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 16,426 current USD per square kilometre 4.87 million current USD per square kilometre 4.85 million current USD per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 24,256 current USD per square kilometre 8.09 million current USD per square kilometre 8.07 million current USD per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 32,406 current USD per square kilometre 13.48 million current USD per square kilometre 13.45 million current USD per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 39,575 current USD per square kilometre 16.36 million current USD per square kilometre 16.32 million current USD per square kilometre Singapore

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 Singapore?
Singapore, at 19.75 million current USD per square kilometre against 43,490 current USD per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between OECD members and Singapore?
19.71 million current USD per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Singapore rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
OECD members ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st 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.