Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Bangladesh
0.4321 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
132nd
Sri Lanka rank
135th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.4321 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0214 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Sri Lanka ranks 135th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4736 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8716 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sri Lanka
1980s 0.9856 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.7037 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.6929 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sri Lanka
2010s 1.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2668 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bangladesh
2020s 0.7674 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8025 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0351 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
Bangladesh, at 0.4321 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
0.0214 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Sri Lanka ranks 135th 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.