Russia vs United Kingdom
Russia vs United Kingdom: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,318 in Russia and $1,283 in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $35, or 1.03 times that in United Kingdom.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United Kingdom.
- In 2025, Russia ranked 13 and United Kingdom ranked 15 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Russia | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,318 | $1,283 |
| 2024 | $1,029 | $1,303 |
| 2023 | $750 | $1,075 |
| 2022 | $718 | $943 |
| 2021 | $451 | $966 |
| 2020 | $422 | $867 |
| 2019 | $445 | $845 |
| 2018 | $421 | $839 |
| 2017 | $458 | $787 |
| 2016 | $476 | $812 |
| 2015 | $458 | $921 |
| 2014 | $585 | $1,037 |
| 2013 | $612 | $995 |
| 2012 | $565 | $1,027 |
| 2011 | $488 | $1,052 |
| 2010 | $408 | $1,020 |
| 2009 | $358 | $1,028 |
| 2008 | $391 | $1,180 |
| 2007 | $303 | $1,199 |
| 2006 | $239 | $1,056 |
| 2005 | $189 | $1,021 |
| 2004 | $144 | $1,005 |
| 2003 | $116 | $877 |
| 2002 | $96 | $745 |
| 2001 | $80 | $668 |
| 2000 | $63 | $667 |
| 1999 | $44 | $694 |
| 1998 | $54 | $704 |
| 1997 | $119 | $683 |
| 1996 | $107 | $662 |
| 1995 | $86 | $659 |
| 1994 | $92 | $666 |
| 1993 | $52 | $659 |
| 1992 | – | $791 |
| 1991 | – | $819 |
| 1990 | – | $760 |
| 1989 | – | $656 |
| 1988 | – | $674 |
- 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
Russia vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025