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How can you say "No, it's not," when OP provided a very clear definition of how they're measuring ("both total and per capita") and you provided a completely di
by SamBam 4y ago
How can you say "No, it's not," when OP provided a very clear definition of how they're measuring ("both total and per capita") and you provided a completely different one ("as a percentage of GDP").
- midoridensha 4y agoWhen America isn't even near the top of spending-per-GDP, there's no way it's higher than all the other countries combined in per-capita spending.
- dhosek 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_... >USA's military spending in 2021 hit $801bn a year, says the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In comparison Russia's military spending in 2021 hit only $66bn. US population: 329.5 million, Russian population: 144.1 million, Per capita spending US: $24,600. Russia: $458 While I’m at it: US GDP: 20.94 trillion, 1.483 trillion US military spending as percent of GDP: 3.8%, Russia: 4.5% Now you can see how there is a way.
- dhosek 4y agoAnd “not near the top of spending per GDP” is not really an accurate assessment. From this data https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/defense-spending-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/defense-s... we can see that the countries with higher spending per GDP fall into one or more of the following categories: - smaller, poorer countries - countries involved in active military conflicts or with active military conflicts near them - petrostates
- SamBam 4y agoThis is simply a math fail, or not recognizing that the combined GDP of "Russia, Israel and Saudi Arabia" doesn't even come close to the GDP of the United States.