Uganda vs Uruguay: Military spending as a share of GDP
Uganda
1.5%
in 2019
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2019
Uganda rank
74th
Uruguay rank
77th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Uganda
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Uruguay ahead.
Uganda ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Uganda or Uruguay?
- Uganda, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Uruguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Uganda and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Uruguay?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Uganda and Uruguay rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 77th 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).