Greece vs North Macedonia
Greece vs North Macedonia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $842 in Greece and $206 in North Macedonia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by $636, or 4.09 times that in North Macedonia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1996.
- In 2025, Greece ranked 28 and North Macedonia ranked 62 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Greece | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $842 | $206 |
| 2024 | $729 | $164 |
| 2023 | $678 | $153 |
| 2022 | $836 | $112 |
| 2021 | $777 | $106 |
| 2020 | $540 | $78 |
| 2019 | $502 | $79 |
| 2018 | $536 | $61 |
| 2017 | $476 | $52 |
| 2016 | $461 | $51 |
| 2015 | $444 | $50 |
| 2014 | $507 | $62 |
| 2013 | $514 | $63 |
| 2012 | $533 | $59 |
| 2011 | $641 | $65 |
| 2010 | $735 | $63 |
| 2009 | $963 | $77 |
| 2008 | $960 | $83 |
| 2007 | $775 | $78 |
| 2006 | $692 | $60 |
| 2005 | $641 | $61 |
| 2004 | $574 | $65 |
| 2003 | $463 | $56 |
| 2002 | $437 | $51 |
| 2001 | $410 | $110 |
| 2000 | $424 | $34 |
| 1999 | $468 | $32 |
| 1998 | $453 | $39 |
| 1997 | $432 | $41 |
| 1996 | $438 | $65 |
| 1995 | $398 | – |
| 1994 | $344 | – |
| 1993 | $324 | – |
| 1992 | $351 | – |
| 1991 | $306 | – |
| 1990 | $312 | – |
| 1989 | $251 | – |
| 1988 | $271 | – |
- 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 North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017North Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023North Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025North Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020North Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022North Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023