What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Denmark and Singapore?

422 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Singapore?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Denmark vs Singapore: Military spending, per capita

Denmark

2,344 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Singapore

2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

7th

Singapore rank

5th

Military spending, per capita over time

Denmark
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,344 constant 2024 US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 422 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 5th of 161 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	810.1 constant 2024 US$ per person	648.23 constant 2024 US$ per person	161.87 constant 2024 US$ per person	Denmark
1980s	896.72 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,090 constant 2024 US$ per person	193.28 constant 2024 US$ per person	Singapore
1990s	867.6 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,794 constant 2024 US$ per person	926.37 constant 2024 US$ per person	Singapore
2000s	831.21 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,286 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,455 constant 2024 US$ per person	Singapore
2010s	771.4 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,083 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,312 constant 2024 US$ per person	Singapore
2020s	1,364 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,413 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,049 constant 2024 US$ per person	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Denmark or Singapore?: Singapore, at 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,344 constant 2024 US$ per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Denmark and Singapore?: 422 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Singapore?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Singapore rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Denmark ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 5th 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: 15 September 2026

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.