Australia vs Finland: Military spending, per capita

Australia
1,277 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Finland
1,348 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
15th
Finland rank
13th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1,348 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,277 constant 2024 US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 71 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Finland ranks 13th of 161 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 685.4 constant 2024 US$ per person 247.19 constant 2024 US$ per person 438.21 constant 2024 US$ per person Australia
1970s 749.58 constant 2024 US$ per person 325.76 constant 2024 US$ per person 423.82 constant 2024 US$ per person Australia
1980s 848.64 constant 2024 US$ per person 490.6 constant 2024 US$ per person 358.04 constant 2024 US$ per person Australia
1990s 818.73 constant 2024 US$ per person 556.54 constant 2024 US$ per person 262.18 constant 2024 US$ per person Australia
2000s 953.01 constant 2024 US$ per person 664.24 constant 2024 US$ per person 288.78 constant 2024 US$ per person Australia
2010s 1,112 constant 2024 US$ per person 749.1 constant 2024 US$ per person 363.2 constant 2024 US$ per person Australia
2020s 1,266 constant 2024 US$ per person 998.44 constant 2024 US$ per person 267.25 constant 2024 US$ per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Australia or Finland?
Finland, at 1,348 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,277 constant 2024 US$ per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Australia and Finland?
71 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Australia ranks 15th and Finland ranks 13th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.