Greece vs Italy
Greece vs Italy: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $842 in Greece and $813 in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by $30, or 1.04 times that in Italy.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Italy.
- In 2025, Greece ranked 28 and Italy ranked 30 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Greece | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $842 | $813 |
| 2024 | $729 | $637 |
| 2023 | $678 | $596 |
| 2022 | $836 | $564 |
| 2021 | $777 | $586 |
| 2020 | $540 | $527 |
| 2019 | $502 | $419 |
| 2018 | $536 | $459 |
| 2017 | $476 | $416 |
| 2016 | $461 | $404 |
| 2015 | $444 | $359 |
| 2014 | $507 | $447 |
| 2013 | $514 | $494 |
| 2012 | $533 | $493 |
| 2011 | $641 | $561 |
| 2010 | $735 | $533 |
| 2009 | $963 | $570 |
| 2008 | $960 | $621 |
| 2007 | $775 | $543 |
| 2006 | $692 | $505 |
| 2005 | $641 | $509 |
| 2004 | $574 | $522 |
| 2003 | $463 | $466 |
| 2002 | $437 | $377 |
| 2001 | $410 | $341 |
| 2000 | $424 | $347 |
| 1999 | $468 | $367 |
| 1998 | $453 | $364 |
| 1997 | $432 | $353 |
| 1996 | $438 | $364 |
| 1995 | $398 | $298 |
| 1994 | $344 | $316 |
| 1993 | $324 | $319 |
| 1992 | $351 | $389 |
| 1991 | $306 | $378 |
| 1990 | $312 | $364 |
| 1989 | $251 | $310 |
| 1988 | $271 | $306 |
- 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
Greece vs Italy
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Italy: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Italy: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Italy: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Italy: 92.7% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Italy: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Italy: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Italy: 59.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Italy: -0.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Italy: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Italy: 69.7% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Italy: 47.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Italy: 24.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Italy: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Italy: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Italy: $45.4B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Italy: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Italy: 338,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Italy: 0.96% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Italy: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Italy: 566 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Italy: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025