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

Bahamas
30.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2017
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
26th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

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

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

Bahamas currently reports 30.73 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 29.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 30.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 26th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 172 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 49.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 41.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bahamas
1980s 128.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 124.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bahamas
1990s 8.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bahamas
2000s 37.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 35.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bahamas
2010s 50.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 48.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Bahamas or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bahamas, at 30.73 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 2017.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Bahamas and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
29.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Bahamas and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Bahamas ranks 26th 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.