Denmark vs Germany
Denmark vs Germany: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $2,495 in Denmark and $1,346 in Germany, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Denmark, by $1,149, or 1.85 times that in Germany.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Denmark has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2025, Denmark ranked 5 and Germany ranked 12 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Denmark | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,495 | $1,346 |
| 2024 | $1,616 | $1,017 |
| 2023 | $1,373 | $813 |
| 2022 | $931 | $670 |
| 2021 | $903 | $676 |
| 2020 | $839 | $639 |
| 2019 | $773 | $588 |
| 2018 | $789 | $559 |
| 2017 | $655 | $513 |
| 2016 | $630 | $484 |
| 2015 | $594 | $468 |
| 2014 | $721 | $551 |
| 2013 | $753 | $547 |
| 2012 | $792 | $541 |
| 2011 | $813 | $560 |
| 2010 | $814 | $533 |
| 2009 | $787 | $552 |
| 2008 | $874 | $558 |
| 2007 | $767 | $494 |
| 2006 | $718 | $438 |
| 2005 | $641 | $435 |
| 2004 | $663 | $435 |
| 2003 | $594 | $401 |
| 2002 | $502 | $337 |
| 2001 | $472 | $314 |
| 2000 | $449 | $323 |
| 1999 | $524 | $375 |
| 1998 | $538 | $377 |
| 1997 | $532 | $378 |
| 1996 | $588 | $445 |
| 1995 | $598 | $471 |
| 1994 | $523 | $417 |
| 1993 | $518 | $429 |
| 1992 | $550 | $488 |
| 1991 | $519 | $463 |
| 1990 | $516 | – |
| 1989 | $426 | – |
| 1988 | $452 | – |
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
Denmark vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyDenmark: 81.9 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDenmark: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDenmark: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDenmark: 99.9% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionDenmark: 3.29% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateDenmark: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDenmark: 5.95 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDenmark: 0.53% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDenmark: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDenmark: 88.9% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageDenmark: 41.3 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDenmark: 20.6% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateDenmark: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDenmark: 3.25% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDenmark: $14.1B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDenmark: 6.6% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDenmark: 15,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerDenmark: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDenmark: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDenmark: 278 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDenmark: 165 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025