What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Greece and Italy?

21.68 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Greece vs Italy: Military spending, per capita

Greece

749.59 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Italy

771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Greece rank

33rd

Italy rank

31st

Military spending, per capita over time

Greece
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person against 749.59 constant 2024 US$ per person in Greece, a difference of 21.68 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Greece ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 31st of 161 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	258.48 constant 2024 US$ per person	271.05 constant 2024 US$ per person	12.57 constant 2024 US$ per person	Italy
1970s	672.99 constant 2024 US$ per person	360.27 constant 2024 US$ per person	312.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	Greece
1980s	732.38 constant 2024 US$ per person	491.84 constant 2024 US$ per person	240.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	Greece
1990s	644.13 constant 2024 US$ per person	565.19 constant 2024 US$ per person	78.94 constant 2024 US$ per person	Greece
2000s	792.84 constant 2024 US$ per person	634.22 constant 2024 US$ per person	158.62 constant 2024 US$ per person	Greece
2010s	548.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	493.85 constant 2024 US$ per person	54.45 constant 2024 US$ per person	Greece
2020s	752.09 constant 2024 US$ per person	644.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	107.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Greece or Italy?: Italy, at 771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person against 749.59 constant 2024 US$ per person in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Greece and Italy?: 21.68 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Greece ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 31st 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.