Poland vs Singapore
Poland vs Singapore: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,219 in Poland and $2,980 in Singapore, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Singapore, by $1,761, or 2.44 times that in Poland.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Poland ranked 18 and Singapore ranked 3 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Poland | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,219 | $2,980 |
| 2024 | $890 | $2,637 |
| 2023 | $682 | $2,424 |
| 2022 | $404 | $2,167 |
| 2021 | $401 | $1,981 |
| 2020 | $359 | $1,724 |
| 2019 | $308 | $1,839 |
| 2018 | $315 | $1,886 |
| 2017 | $261 | $1,823 |
| 2016 | $239 | $1,776 |
| 2015 | $267 | $1,709 |
| 2014 | $270 | $1,769 |
| 2013 | $243 | $1,748 |
| 2012 | $235 | $1,750 |
| 2011 | $248 | $1,741 |
| 2010 | $231 | $1,612 |
| 2009 | $208 | $1,536 |
| 2008 | $246 | $1,584 |
| 2007 | $226 | $1,453 |
| 2006 | $174 | $1,348 |
| 2005 | $155 | $1,298 |
| 2004 | $125 | $1,220 |
| 2003 | $109 | $1,141 |
| 2002 | $99 | $1,090 |
| 2001 | $95 | $1,056 |
| 2000 | $82 | $1,085 |
| 1999 | $84 | $1,140 |
| 1998 | $91 | $1,157 |
| 1997 | $83 | $1,194 |
| 1996 | $80 | $1,140 |
| 1995 | $71 | $1,058 |
| 1994 | $59 | $831 |
| 1993 | $55 | $759 |
| 1992 | $49 | $733 |
| 1991 | $45 | $655 |
| 1990 | $41 | $603 |
| 1989 | $39 | $488 |
| 1988 | $47 | $429 |
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.
- 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
Poland vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025