Poland vs Spain
Poland vs Spain: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,219 in Poland and $839 in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by $380, or 1.45 times that in Spain.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Spain.
- In 2025, Poland ranked 18 and Spain ranked 29 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Poland | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,219 | $839 |
| 2024 | $890 | $526 |
| 2023 | $682 | $518 |
| 2022 | $404 | $434 |
| 2021 | $401 | $419 |
| 2020 | $359 | $366 |
| 2019 | $308 | $364 |
| 2018 | $315 | $380 |
| 2017 | $261 | $343 |
| 2016 | $239 | $300 |
| 2015 | $267 | $325 |
| 2014 | $270 | $367 |
| 2013 | $243 | $367 |
| 2012 | $235 | $401 |
| 2011 | $248 | $420 |
| 2010 | $231 | $422 |
| 2009 | $208 | $434 |
| 2008 | $246 | $484 |
| 2007 | $226 | $445 |
| 2006 | $174 | $389 |
| 2005 | $155 | $367 |
| 2004 | $125 | $356 |
| 2003 | $109 | $306 |
| 2002 | $99 | $248 |
| 2001 | $95 | $249 |
| 2000 | $82 | $251 |
| 1999 | $84 | $273 |
| 1998 | $91 | $255 |
| 1997 | $83 | $245 |
| 1996 | $80 | $281 |
| 1995 | $71 | $286 |
| 1994 | $59 | $254 |
| 1993 | $55 | $254 |
| 1992 | $49 | $312 |
| 1991 | $45 | $299 |
| 1990 | $41 | $299 |
| 1989 | $39 | $239 |
| 1988 | $47 | $229 |
- 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
Poland vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025