Chile vs Tunisia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Chile
1.8%
in 2019
Tunisia
1.8%
in 2019
Chile rank
52nd
Tunisia rank
55th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Tunisia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Tunisia ahead.
Chile ranks 52nd and Tunisia ranks 55th of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.4% | 7.1% | 5.7% | Tunisia |
| 1840s | 1.5% | 8.8% | 7.3% | Tunisia |
| 1850s | 1.2% | 9.0% | 7.8% | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 1.0% | 6.3% | 5.3% | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 6.2% | 5.3% | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 6.3% | 5.5% | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Chile or Tunisia?
- Chile, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Tunisia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Chile and Tunisia?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Tunisia?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2019.
- How do Chile and Tunisia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 52nd and Tunisia ranks 55th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).