Finland vs Norway
Finland vs Norway: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,437 in Finland and $3,040 in Norway, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Norway, by $1,603, or 2.12 times that in Finland.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Finland ranked 11 and Norway ranked 2 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Finland | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,437 | $3,040 |
| 2024 | $1,159 | $1,945 |
| 2023 | $1,060 | $1,603 |
| 2022 | $803 | $1,603 |
| 2021 | $693 | $1,565 |
| 2020 | $702 | $1,346 |
| 2019 | $659 | $1,416 |
| 2018 | $681 | $1,424 |
| 2017 | $628 | $1,303 |
| 2016 | $623 | $1,150 |
| 2015 | $622 | $1,126 |
| 2014 | $732 | $1,436 |
| 2013 | $767 | $1,463 |
| 2012 | $730 | $1,433 |
| 2011 | $764 | $1,470 |
| 2010 | $695 | $1,338 |
| 2009 | $743 | $1,291 |
| 2008 | $750 | $1,345 |
| 2007 | $626 | $1,255 |
| 2006 | $596 | $1,080 |
| 2005 | $573 | $1,061 |
| 2004 | $555 | $1,068 |
| 2003 | $477 | $992 |
| 2002 | $312 | $899 |
| 2001 | $286 | $659 |
| 2000 | $302 | $653 |
| 1999 | $321 | $744 |
| 1998 | $381 | $753 |
| 1997 | $379 | $741 |
| 1996 | $395 | $809 |
| 1995 | $374 | $807 |
| 1994 | $346 | $787 |
| 1993 | $320 | $739 |
| 1992 | $413 | $890 |
| 1991 | $440 | $774 |
| 1990 | $431 | $802 |
| 1989 | $357 | $695 |
| 1988 | $345 | $690 |
- 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
Finland vs Norway
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Norway: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Norway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Norway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Norway: 98.8% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Norway: 3.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Norway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Norway: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Norway: 1.11% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Norway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Norway: 83.6% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Norway: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Norway: 18.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Norway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Norway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Norway: $16.1B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Norway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Norway: 25,000 people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Norway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Norway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Norway: 407 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Norway: 415 million TIV in 2025