Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 48.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 28.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 98.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 70.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 35.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 207.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 171.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 19.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 134.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 114.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 31.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 18.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 13.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 50.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 81.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 31.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 38.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 60.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 21.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Australia, at 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Australia ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th 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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About this data
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.