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

579 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden 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.

Sweden vs Ukraine: Military spending, per capita

Sweden

1,411 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Ukraine

1,990 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Sweden rank

12th

Ukraine rank

9th

Military spending, per capita over time

Sweden
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1,990 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,411 constant 2024 US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 579 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	712.91 constant 2024 US$ per person	31.55 constant 2024 US$ per person	681.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	Sweden
2000s	645.97 constant 2024 US$ per person	55.53 constant 2024 US$ per person	590.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	Sweden
2010s	578.1 constant 2024 US$ per person	97.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	480.58 constant 2024 US$ per person	Sweden
2020s	927.57 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,112 constant 2024 US$ per person	184.56 constant 2024 US$ per person	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Sweden or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 1,990 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,411 constant 2024 US$ per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Sweden and Ukraine?: 579 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Ukraine rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Sweden ranks 12th 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.