Czechia vs Poland
Czechia vs Poland: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $660 in Czechia and $1,219 in Poland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by $559, or 1.85 times that in Czechia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Czechia.
- In 2025, Czechia ranked 33 and Poland ranked 18 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Czechia | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $660 | $1,219 |
| 2024 | $603 | $890 |
| 2023 | $419 | $682 |
| 2022 | $370 | $404 |
| 2021 | $372 | $401 |
| 2020 | $303 | $359 |
| 2019 | $282 | $308 |
| 2018 | $261 | $315 |
| 2017 | $199 | $261 |
| 2016 | $186 | $239 |
| 2015 | $169 | $267 |
| 2014 | $192 | $270 |
| 2013 | $205 | $243 |
| 2012 | $211 | $235 |
| 2011 | $236 | $248 |
| 2010 | $239 | $231 |
| 2009 | $261 | $208 |
| 2008 | $282 | $246 |
| 2007 | $262 | $226 |
| 2006 | $238 | $174 |
| 2005 | $238 | $155 |
| 2004 | $199 | $125 |
| 2003 | $184 | $109 |
| 2002 | $146 | $99 |
| 2001 | $116 | $95 |
| 2000 | $113 | $82 |
| 1999 | $118 | $84 |
| 1998 | $114 | $91 |
| 1997 | $96 | $83 |
| 1996 | $109 | $80 |
| 1995 | $103 | $71 |
| 1994 | $91 | $59 |
| 1993 | $79 | $55 |
| 1992 | – | $49 |
| 1991 | – | $45 |
| 1990 | – | $41 |
| 1989 | – | $39 |
| 1988 | – | $47 |
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
Czechia vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025