Chad vs Greece: Military spending as a share of GDP
Chad
1.6%
in 2019
Greece
1.5%
in 2019
Chad rank
71st
Greece rank
73rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Chad
- Greece
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Chad ranks 71st and Greece ranks 73rd of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 2.8% | 1.9% | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Chad or Greece?
- Chad, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Greece as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Chad and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Greece?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Chad and Greece rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 71st and Greece ranks 73rd 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).