Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Australia
36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

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

  • Australia
  • Saudi Arabia
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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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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.