Denmark vs Netherlands: Military spending per military personnel
Denmark
456,774
in 2022
Netherlands
501,423
in 2022
Denmark rank
10th
Netherlands rank
9th
Military spending per military personnel over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 501,423 against 456,774 in Denmark, a difference of 44,649.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 170 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 965.03 | 6,621 | 5,656 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 1,041 | 6,026 | 4,984 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 1,139 | 7,837 | 6,698 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 2,180 | 7,207 | 5,027 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 2,985 | 6,185 | 3,200 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 2,388 | 5,902 | 3,514 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 5,127 | 6,946 | 1,820 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 11,121 | 7,459 | 3,663 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 8,619 | 13,247 | 4,628 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 11,834 | 14,906 | 3,072 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 12,135 | 14,047 | 1,913 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 11,777 | 30,524 | 18,747 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 19,837 | 44,889 | 25,052 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 44,962 | 23,775 | 21,187 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 39,632 | 19,528 | 20,104 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 44,275 | 45,067 | 792.09 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 92,089 | 97,893 | 5,804 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 125,648 | 112,794 | 12,854 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 161,930 | 170,009 | 8,079 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 205,054 | 254,252 | 49,198 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 288,932 | 341,321 | 52,390 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 432,043 | 486,980 | 54,938 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per military personnel, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 501,423 against 456,774 in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending per military personnel between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 44,649, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for military spending per military personnel?
- Denmark ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.