Greece vs Russia
Greece vs Russia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $842 in Greece and $1,318 in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $476, or 1.56 times that in Greece.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Greece.
- In 2025, Greece ranked 28 and Russia ranked 13 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Greece | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $842 | $1,318 |
| 2024 | $729 | $1,029 |
| 2023 | $678 | $750 |
| 2022 | $836 | $718 |
| 2021 | $777 | $451 |
| 2020 | $540 | $422 |
| 2019 | $502 | $445 |
| 2018 | $536 | $421 |
| 2017 | $476 | $458 |
| 2016 | $461 | $476 |
| 2015 | $444 | $458 |
| 2014 | $507 | $585 |
| 2013 | $514 | $612 |
| 2012 | $533 | $565 |
| 2011 | $641 | $488 |
| 2010 | $735 | $408 |
| 2009 | $963 | $358 |
| 2008 | $960 | $391 |
| 2007 | $775 | $303 |
| 2006 | $692 | $239 |
| 2005 | $641 | $189 |
| 2004 | $574 | $144 |
| 2003 | $463 | $116 |
| 2002 | $437 | $96 |
| 2001 | $410 | $80 |
| 2000 | $424 | $63 |
| 1999 | $468 | $44 |
| 1998 | $453 | $54 |
| 1997 | $432 | $119 |
| 1996 | $438 | $107 |
| 1995 | $398 | $86 |
| 1994 | $344 | $92 |
| 1993 | $324 | $52 |
| 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 Russia
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025