Africa Eastern and Southern vs Ireland: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Ireland
11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
42nd
Ireland rank
42nd

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 11.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 53.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd and Ireland ranks 42nd of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.891 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 6.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 5.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2978 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ireland
1990s 0.9439 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ireland
2000s 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ireland
2010s 0.5239 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ireland
2020s 0.2869 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Ireland?
Ireland, at 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland?
11.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd and Ireland ranks 42nd of 43 groups.
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.