FACTOID # 1: Israel's per capita military expenditure is the highest in the world, at over $1,400 per person. Syria, still officially at war with Israel, spends $46.51 per person on its military.
 
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Military Statistics > personnel (per capita) (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)    Date  
#1   Korea, North: 57.587 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#2   Eritrea: 45.895 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#3   Singapore: 38.463 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#4   Brunei: 29.426 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#5   Bahrain: 28.901 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#6   Israel: 25.42 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#7   Lebanon: 23.764 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#8   Syria: 21.845 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#9   Laos: 21.775 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#10   Jordan: 20.281 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#11   Iraq: 19.663 per 1,000 people  1999 ...
#12   Belarus: 18.72 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#13   Oman: 17.92 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#14   Maldives: 17.229 per 1,000 people  2000 ...
#15   Djibouti: 16.392 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#16   Armenia: 16.245 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#17   Greece: 15.13 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#18   Qatar: 14.763 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#19   Switzerland: 14.656 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#20   Korea, South: 14.35 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#21   Cyprus: 14.186 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#22   Serbia and Montenegro: 13.606 per 1,000 people  2004 ...
#23   Cambodia: 13.574 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#24   Libya: 12.984 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#25   United Arab Emirates: 11.25 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#26   Bulgaria: 10.982 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#27   Burundi: 10.865 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#28   Egypt: 10.793 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#29   Sri Lanka: 10.191 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#30   Norway: 10.166 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#31   Russia: 10.146 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#32   Bhutan: 9.933 per 1,000 people  2000 ...
#33   Azerbaijan: 9.776 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#34   Algeria: 9.71 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#35   Burma: 9.561 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#36   Saudi Arabia: 9.343 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#37   Macedonia, Republic of: 9.341 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#38   Kuwait: 9.071 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#39   Portugal: 8.816 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#40   Iran: 8.571 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#41   Turkey: 8.562 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#42   Lithuania: 8.494 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#43   Morocco: 8.32 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#44   Romania: 8.181 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#45   Bolivia: 7.624 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#46   Italy: 7.593 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#47   Angola: 7.402 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#48   Namibia: 7.385 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#49   Colombia: 7.368 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#50   São Tomé and Príncipe: 7.305 per 1,000 people  1999 ...
#51   Uruguay: 7.196 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#52   Albania: 7.189 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#53   Somalia: 7.131 per 1,000 people  2000 ...
#54   Chile: 7.119 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#55   Croatia: 6.977 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#56   Mauritania: 6.843 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#57   Cuba: 6.744 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#58   Kazakhstan: 6.668 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#59   Yemen: 6.579 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#60   Thailand: 6.554 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#61   Mongolia: 6.265 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#62   Botswana: 6.233 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#63   Slovenia: 5.999 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#64   Vietnam: 5.955 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#65   Estonia: 5.943 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#66   Pakistan: 5.912 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#67   Finland: 5.909 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#68   France: 5.898 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#69   Rwanda: 5.864 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#70   Ukraine: 5.799 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#71   Guinea-Bissau: 5.673 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#72   Peru: 5.614 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#73   Turkmenistan: 5.379 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#74   Malaysia: 5.326 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#75   Seychelles: 5.326 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#76   United States: 5.216 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#77   Georgia: 5.14 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#78   Spain: 5.069 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#79   Gabon: 5.058 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#80   Malta: 4.957 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#81   Austria: 4.858 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#82   Nepal: 4.828 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#83   Fiji: 4.719 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#84   Tunisia: 4.686 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#85   Liberia: 4.569 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#86   Dominican Republic: 4.497 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#87   Suriname: 4.452 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#88   Hungary: 4.362 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#89   Poland: 4.245 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#90   Paraguay: 4.238 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#91   Costa Rica: 4.071 per 1,000 people  2003 ...
#92   Guyana: 3.994 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#93   Afghanistan: 3.927 per 1,000 people  1989 ...
#94   Zimbabwe: 3.92 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#95   Denmark: 3.877 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#96   Guatemala: 3.81 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#97   Slovakia: 3.713 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#98   Panama: 3.713 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#99   Netherlands: 3.677 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#100   Brazil: 3.61 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#101   United Kingdom: 3.603 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#102   Chad: 3.59 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#103   Ecuador: 3.573 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#104   Belgium: 3.531 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#105   Kyrgyzstan: 3.5 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#106   Uzbekistan: 3.478 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#107   Germany: 3.456 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#108   Belize: 3.427 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#109   Sudan: 3.395 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#110   Luxembourg: 3.311 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#111   Sweden: 3.169 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#112   Venezuela: 3.085 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#113   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.071 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#114   Congo, Republic of the: 3.001 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#115   Swaziland: 2.943 per 1,000 people  1999 ...
#116   China: 2.878 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#117   India: 2.784 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#118   Honduras: 2.776 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#119   Czech Republic: 2.736 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#120   Nicaragua: 2.719 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#121   Bahamas, The: 2.662 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#122   Indonesia: 2.639 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#123   Argentina: 2.632 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#124   Australia: 2.607 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#125   Ethiopia: 2.568 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#126   Ireland: 2.404 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#127   Moldova: 2.378 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#128   Sierra Leone: 2.353 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#129   El Salvador: 2.325 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#130   Trinidad and Tobago: 2.298 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#131   Barbados: 2.263 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#132   Canada: 2.198 per 1,000 people  2005 ...
#133   New Zealand: 2.196 per 1,000 people  2005 ...