Australia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Australia
36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

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

  • Australia
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 35.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 36.3 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 172 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 44.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 41.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
1970s 28.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 21.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
1980s 35.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 29.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
1990s 19.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 17.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
2000s 32.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 29.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
2010s 50.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 48.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
2020s 40.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 39.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Australia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Australia, at 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Australia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Australia ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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.