Australia vs New Zealand: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Australia
36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
New Zealand
37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
New Zealand rank
22nd

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

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Australia, a difference of 1.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 44.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 34.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
1970s 25.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 19.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
1980s 36.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 23.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
1990s 19.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 21.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person New Zealand
2000s 34.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 16.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 18.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
2010s 48.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 39.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Australia
2020s 38.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 37.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.48 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 New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
1.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Australia ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 22nd 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.