Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Afghanistan
1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2021
Costa Rica
1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
92nd
Costa Rica rank
94th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 172 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 11.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3375 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 11.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
1970s 16.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
1980s 53.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2753 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 52.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
2010s 9.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8001 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
Afghanistan, at 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
0.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.