Norway vs Russia
Norway vs Russia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $3,040 in Norway and $1,318 in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Norway, by $1,722, or 2.31 times that in Russia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2025, Norway ranked 2 and Russia ranked 13 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Norway | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,040 | $1,318 |
| 2024 | $1,945 | $1,029 |
| 2023 | $1,603 | $750 |
| 2022 | $1,603 | $718 |
| 2021 | $1,565 | $451 |
| 2020 | $1,346 | $422 |
| 2019 | $1,416 | $445 |
| 2018 | $1,424 | $421 |
| 2017 | $1,303 | $458 |
| 2016 | $1,150 | $476 |
| 2015 | $1,126 | $458 |
| 2014 | $1,436 | $585 |
| 2013 | $1,463 | $612 |
| 2012 | $1,433 | $565 |
| 2011 | $1,470 | $488 |
| 2010 | $1,338 | $408 |
| 2009 | $1,291 | $358 |
| 2008 | $1,345 | $391 |
| 2007 | $1,255 | $303 |
| 2006 | $1,080 | $239 |
| 2005 | $1,061 | $189 |
| 2004 | $1,068 | $144 |
| 2003 | $992 | $116 |
| 2002 | $899 | $96 |
| 2001 | $659 | $80 |
| 2000 | $653 | $63 |
| 1999 | $744 | $44 |
| 1998 | $753 | $54 |
| 1997 | $741 | $119 |
| 1996 | $809 | $107 |
| 1995 | $807 | $86 |
| 1994 | $787 | $92 |
| 1993 | $739 | $52 |
| 1992 | $890 | – |
| 1991 | $774 | – |
| 1990 | $802 | – |
| 1989 | $695 | – |
| 1988 | $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
Norway vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyNorway: 83.3 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorway: 98.8% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionNorway: 3.77% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorway: 5.52 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorway: 1.11% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorway: 83.6% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageNorway: 39.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorway: 18.5% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNorway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNorway: $16.1B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNorway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorway: 25,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerNorway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorway: 407 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorway: 415 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025