Greece vs Lesotho: Military spending as a share of GDP
Greece
1.5%
in 2019
Lesotho
1.5%
in 2019
Greece rank
73rd
Lesotho rank
75th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Lesotho
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 73rd and Lesotho ranks 75th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Greece or Lesotho?
- Greece, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Greece and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lesotho?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Greece and Lesotho rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 73rd and Lesotho ranks 75th 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).