[OC] Around 30% of countries spend more than 2% of GDP on their militarySubmitted by IndeterminateYogurt t3_zzp93v in dataisbeautiful
Rhydsdh t1_j2fqfir wrote
Reply to comment by Pabrinex in [OC] Around 30% of countries spend more than 2% of GDP on their military by IndeterminateYogurt
It's because back then defence was the primary function of the state. The welfare state had not been invented yet, and governments had far fewer responsibilities than they do today.
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