Georgia vs Türkiye
Georgia vs Türkiye: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $173 in Georgia and $342 in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by $170, or 1.98 times that in Georgia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Georgia.
- In 2025, Georgia ranked 63 and Türkiye ranked 49 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Georgia | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $173 | $342 |
| 2024 | $141 | $286 |
| 2023 | $133 | $221 |
| 2022 | $106 | $173 |
| 2021 | $79 | $176 |
| 2020 | $76 | $184 |
| 2019 | $82 | $241 |
| 2018 | $88 | $234 |
| 2017 | $85 | $214 |
| 2016 | $83 | $220 |
| 2015 | $79 | $198 |
| 2014 | $110 | $228 |
| 2013 | $116 | $243 |
| 2012 | $128 | $237 |
| 2011 | $121 | $231 |
| 2010 | $116 | $242 |
| 2009 | $154 | $223 |
| 2008 | $276 | $236 |
| 2007 | $234 | $213 |
| 2006 | $101 | $187 |
| 2005 | $53 | $175 |
| 2004 | $17 | $160 |
| 2003 | $10 | $152 |
| 2002 | $8 | $136 |
| 2001 | $6 | $110 |
| 2000 | $4 | $154 |
| 1999 | $6 | $155 |
| 1998 | $9 | $139 |
| 1997 | $9 | $125 |
| 1996 | $14 | $122 |
| 1995 | – | $109 |
| 1994 | – | $89 |
| 1993 | – | $121 |
| 1992 | – | $107 |
| 1991 | – | $100 |
| 1990 | – | $96 |
| 1989 | – | $62 |
| 1988 | – | $50 |
- 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
Georgia vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyGeorgia: 74.5 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGeorgia: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGeorgia: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGeorgia: 2.8% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateGeorgia: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGeorgia: 3.81 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGeorgia: 0.02% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGeorgia: 1.81 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGeorgia: 61.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageGeorgia: 36.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGeorgia: 15.3% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateGeorgia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGeorgia: 1.75% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGeorgia: $637M in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGeorgia: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGeorgia: 26,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerGeorgia: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGeorgia: 1.39% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGeorgia: 15 million TIV in 2024Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGeorgia: 7 million TIV in 2017Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025