Haiti vs Iceland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Haiti
0.1%
in 2019
Iceland
0.2%
in 2019
Haiti rank
171st
Iceland rank
168th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Haiti
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Haiti, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.2 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Iceland ahead.
Haiti ranks 171st and Iceland ranks 168th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Haiti or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Haiti as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Haiti and Iceland?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Iceland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2019.
- How do Haiti and Iceland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 171st and Iceland ranks 168th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).