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

354 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 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 Ukraine: Military spending, per capita

Denmark

2,344 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Ukraine

1,990 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

7th

Ukraine rank

9th

Military spending, per capita over time

Denmark
Ukraine

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2,344 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,990 constant 2024 US$ per person in Ukraine, a difference of 354 constant 2024 US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 161 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	856.31 constant 2024 US$ per person	31.55 constant 2024 US$ per person	824.76 constant 2024 US$ per person	Denmark
2000s	831.21 constant 2024 US$ per person	55.53 constant 2024 US$ per person	775.68 constant 2024 US$ per person	Denmark
2010s	771.4 constant 2024 US$ per person	97.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	673.88 constant 2024 US$ per person	Denmark
2020s	1,364 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,112 constant 2024 US$ per person	251.48 constant 2024 US$ per person	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Denmark or Ukraine?: Denmark, at 2,344 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,990 constant 2024 US$ per person in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Denmark and Ukraine?: 354 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Ukraine rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Denmark ranks 7th and Ukraine ranks 9th 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.