Denmark vs Norway: Military spending, annual growth rate
Denmark
46.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
49.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Denmark rank
7th
Norway rank
6th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 49.05 % change on previous year against 46.13 % change on previous year in Denmark, a difference of 2.92 % change on previous year.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 51 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 159 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.54 % change on previous year | 7.27 % change on previous year | 0.2708 % change on previous year | Denmark |
| 1960s | 5 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | 0.0005 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 0.4226 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.25 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1990s | -0.116 % change on previous year | 0.1631 % change on previous year | 0.2791 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2000s | -0.1708 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.53 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2020s | 19.96 % change on previous year | 14.78 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 49.05 % change on previous year against 46.13 % change on previous year in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Denmark and Norway?
- 2.92 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.