Brazil vs Denmark: Military spending as a share of GDP
Brazil
1.0%
in 2019
Denmark
1.0%
in 2019
Brazil rank
117th
Denmark rank
116th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 194 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Denmark ahead.
Brazil ranks 117th and Denmark ranks 116th of 172 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 15 and Denmark in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1830s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1840s | 4.2% | 1.9% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 1850s | 4.6% | 1.7% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 1860s | 4.2% | 1.4% | 2.7% | Brazil |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 1880s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 1890s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Brazil or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Brazil as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Brazil and Denmark?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
- 194 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 117th and Denmark ranks 116th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).