Denmark vs Norway: Military expenditure
Denmark
9.96 billion current USD
in 2024
Norway
10.44 billion current USD
in 2024
Denmark rank
31st
Norway rank
29th
Military expenditure over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 10.44 billion current USD against 9.96 billion current USD in Denmark, a difference of 476.40 million current USD.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265.86 million current USD | 243.40 million current USD | 22.46 million current USD | Denmark |
| 1970s | 841.92 million current USD | 839.31 million current USD | 2.61 million current USD | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.67 billion current USD | 2.08 billion current USD | 416.35 million current USD | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.82 billion current USD | 3.40 billion current USD | 579.73 million current USD | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.51 billion current USD | 4.77 billion current USD | 1.26 billion current USD | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.15 billion current USD | 6.94 billion current USD | 2.79 billion current USD | Norway |
| 2020s | 6.75 billion current USD | 8.72 billion current USD | 1.97 billion current USD | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 10.44 billion current USD against 9.96 billion current USD in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Norway?
- 476.40 million current USD, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for military expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)