How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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.

Estonia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Military spending as a share of GDP

Estonia

2.2%

in 2019

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

2.1%

in 2018

Estonia rank

35th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

37th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Estonia
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Estonia ranks 35th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th of 172 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7%	10.3%	9.6%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	1.1%	7.0%	5.9%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Estonia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Estonia, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Estonia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Estonia ranks 35th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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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Indicator: Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).