Armenia vs Iran
Armenia vs Iran: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $582 in Armenia and $80 in Iran, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Armenia, by $502, or 7.24 times that in Iran.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Armenia has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2025, Armenia ranked 34 and Iran ranked 83 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Armenia | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $582 | $80 |
| 2024 | $475 | $87 |
| 2023 | $457 | $82 |
| 2022 | $278 | $84 |
| 2021 | $215 | $65 |
| 2020 | $219 | $38 |
| 2019 | $224 | $57 |
| 2018 | $176 | $138 |
| 2017 | $152 | $165 |
| 2016 | $148 | $147 |
| 2015 | $153 | $129 |
| 2014 | $157 | $122 |
| 2013 | $152 | $150 |
| 2012 | $130 | $209 |
| 2011 | $134 | $183 |
| 2010 | $134 | $176 |
| 2009 | $122 | $166 |
| 2008 | $134 | $148 |
| 2007 | $94 | $126 |
| 2006 | $63 | $121 |
| 2005 | $47 | $96 |
| 2004 | $32 | $75 |
| 2003 | $25 | $55 |
| 2002 | $21 | $48 |
| 2001 | $21 | $155 |
| 2000 | $22 | $126 |
| 1999 | $21 | $102 |
| 1998 | $21 | $86 |
| 1997 | $20 | $73 |
| 1996 | $16 | $57 |
| 1995 | $16 | $40 |
| 1994 | – | $28 |
| 1993 | $3 | $23 |
| 1992 | – | $325 |
| 1991 | – | $296 |
| 1990 | – | $286 |
| 1989 | – | $292 |
| 1988 | – | $348 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Armenia vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyArmenia: 75.7 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArmenia: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArmenia: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterArmenia: 82.4% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionArmenia: 2.76% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateArmenia: 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArmenia: 2.94 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthArmenia: 2.79% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArmenia: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArmenia: 65.9% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageArmenia: 35.8 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArmenia: 13.2% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateArmenia: 25.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArmenia: 6.09% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArmenia: $1.65B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArmenia: 19.9% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArmenia: 47,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerArmenia: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArmenia: 3.25% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArmenia: 21 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsArmenia: 4 million TIV in 2006Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025