Iceland vs Ireland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Iceland
0.2%
in 2019
Ireland
0.2%
in 2019
Iceland rank
168th
Ireland rank
167th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 168th and Ireland ranks 167th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Iceland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2019.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 168th and Ireland ranks 167th 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).