Maldives vs Norway: Military spending as a share of GDP
Maldives
1.2%
in 2016
Norway
1.3%
in 2019
Maldives rank
92nd
Norway rank
91st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 92nd and Norway ranks 91st of 172 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 1.9% | 11.6% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 1.9% | 5.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Maldives or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Maldives as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Maldives and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Norway?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2016.
- How do Maldives and Norway rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 92nd and Norway ranks 91st 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).