Greece vs Malta: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Greece
43,999 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Malta
47,155 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Greece rank
55th
Malta rank
52nd
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Greece
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 47,155 constant 2024 US$ against 43,999 constant 2024 US$ in Greece, a difference of 3,156 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malta ahead.
Greece ranks 55th and Malta ranks 52nd of 160 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34,391 constant 2024 US$ | 33,473 constant 2024 US$ | 917.85 constant 2024 US$ | Greece |
| 1990s | 35,523 constant 2024 US$ | 24,542 constant 2024 US$ | 10,981 constant 2024 US$ | Greece |
| 2000s | 53,216 constant 2024 US$ | 26,629 constant 2024 US$ | 26,587 constant 2024 US$ | Greece |
| 2010s | 40,512 constant 2024 US$ | 31,747 constant 2024 US$ | 8,765 constant 2024 US$ | Greece |
| 2020s | 43,999 constant 2024 US$ | 47,155 constant 2024 US$ | 3,156 constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Greece or Malta?
- Malta, at 47,155 constant 2024 US$ against 43,999 constant 2024 US$ in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Greece and Malta?
- 3,156 constant 2024 US$, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malta?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Malta rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Greece ranks 55th and Malta ranks 52nd of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.