Estonia vs Russia
Estonia vs Russia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,164 in Estonia and $1,318 in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $154, or 1.13 times that in Estonia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Estonia.
- In 2025, Estonia ranked 19 and Russia ranked 13 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Estonia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,164 | $1,318 |
| 2024 | $1,042 | $1,029 |
| 2023 | $905 | $750 |
| 2022 | $615 | $718 |
| 2021 | $563 | $451 |
| 2020 | $542 | $422 |
| 2019 | $481 | $445 |
| 2018 | $466 | $421 |
| 2017 | $411 | $458 |
| 2016 | $379 | $476 |
| 2015 | $353 | $458 |
| 2014 | $390 | $585 |
| 2013 | $363 | $612 |
| 2012 | $330 | $565 |
| 2011 | $293 | $488 |
| 2010 | $249 | $408 |
| 2009 | $266 | $358 |
| 2008 | $323 | $391 |
| 2007 | $277 | $303 |
| 2006 | $175 | $239 |
| 2005 | $151 | $189 |
| 2004 | $150 | $144 |
| 2003 | $125 | $116 |
| 2002 | $89 | $96 |
| 2001 | $67 | $80 |
| 2000 | $56 | $63 |
| 1999 | $52 | $44 |
| 1998 | $42 | $54 |
| 1997 | $37 | $119 |
| 1996 | $29 | $107 |
| 1995 | $25 | $86 |
| 1994 | $17 | $92 |
| 1993 | $9 | $52 |
- Estimate
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.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- 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
Estonia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyEstonia: 79.2 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEstonia: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEstonia: 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEstonia: 97% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionEstonia: 3.85% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateEstonia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEstonia: 1.37 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthEstonia: 0% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEstonia: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEstonia: 70.7% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageEstonia: 41.9 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEstonia: 20.9% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEstonia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEstonia: 3.37% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEstonia: $1.44B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEstonia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEstonia: 7,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerEstonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEstonia: 1% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEstonia: 204 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEstonia: 2 million TIV in 2024Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025