Jamaica vs Slovakia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Jamaica
1.4%
in 2019
Slovakia
1.4%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
82nd
Slovakia rank
83rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Slovakia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Slovakia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 82nd and Slovakia ranks 83rd of 172 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Jamaica or Slovakia?
- Jamaica, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Slovakia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Jamaica and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Slovakia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Slovakia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd and Slovakia ranks 83rd 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).