Poland vs Vietnam
Poland vs Vietnam: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,219 in Poland and $104 in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by $1,116, or 12 times that in Vietnam.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Poland ranked 18 and Vietnam ranked 76 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Poland | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,219 | $104 |
| 2024 | $890 | $85 |
| 2023 | $682 | $80 |
| 2022 | $404 | $71 |
| 2021 | $401 | $76 |
| 2020 | $359 | $73 |
| 2019 | $308 | $75 |
| 2018 | $315 | $72 |
| 2017 | $261 | $68 |
| 2016 | $239 | $68 |
| 2015 | $267 | $66 |
| 2014 | $270 | $62 |
| 2013 | $243 | $61 |
| 2012 | $235 | $53 |
| 2011 | $248 | $34 |
| 2010 | $231 | $31 |
| 2009 | $208 | $34 |
| 2008 | $246 | $24 |
| 2007 | $226 | $22 |
| 2006 | $174 | $16 |
| 2005 | $155 | $13 |
| 2004 | $125 | $11 |
| 2003 | $109 | $11 |
| 2002 | $99 | – |
| 2001 | $95 | – |
| 2000 | $82 | – |
| 1999 | $84 | – |
| 1998 | $91 | – |
| 1997 | $83 | – |
| 1996 | $80 | – |
| 1995 | $71 | – |
| 1994 | $59 | $6 |
| 1993 | $55 | $4 |
| 1992 | $49 | $5 |
| 1991 | $45 | $6 |
| 1990 | $41 | $8 |
| 1989 | $39 | $7 |
| 1988 | $47 | $21 |
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 Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018