Nuclear Arsenal
Denmark
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Finland
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Iceland
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Norway
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Sweden
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Sweden
LARGEST
24K
TROOPS
Finland
99.2% OF LARGEST
23.8K
TROOPS
Norway
96.9% OF LARGEST
23.25K
TROOPS
Denmark
68.8% OF LARGEST
16.5K
TROOPS
Iceland
1.0% OF LARGEST
250
TROOPS
Air Force Total Aircraft
Sweden
LARGEST
204
AIRCRAFT
Finland
95.1% OF LARGEST
194
AIRCRAFT
Norway
68.1% OF LARGEST
139
AIRCRAFT
Denmark
55.4% OF LARGEST
113
AIRCRAFT
Iceland
2.9% OF LARGEST
6
AIRCRAFT
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Denmark
|
Finland
|
Iceland
|
Norway
|
Sweden
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 16,500 | 23,800 | 250 | 23,250 | 24,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 12,000 | 900,000 | 0 | 40,000 | 31,800 |
| Total Military Personnel | 28,500 | 923,800 | 250 | 63,250 | 55,800 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $5,500,000,000 | $5,800,000,000 | $45,000,000 | $8,300,000,000 | $7,300,000,000 |
| Tanks | 44 | 200 | 0 | 52 | 120 |
| Armored Vehicles | 450 | 1,060 | 0 | 440 | 1,500 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 24 | 72 | 0 | 56 | 24 |
| Towed Artillery | 0 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rocket Projectors | 12 | 75 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Denmark
|
Finland
|
Iceland
|
Norway
|
Sweden
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 113 | 194 | 6 | 139 | 204 |
| Fighters | 33 | 62 | 0 | 57 | 96 |
| Attack Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport Aircraft | 30 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 27 | 62 | 0 | 16 | 50 |
| Helicopters | 23 | 48 | 2 | 54 | 50 |
| Attack Helicopters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Denmark
|
Finland
|
Iceland
|
Norway
|
Sweden
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 75 | 246 | 3 | 62 | 63 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Destroyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frigates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Corvettes | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Submarines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Patrol Vessels | 15 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 12 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 6 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology