Bulgaria vs Iran: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Bulgaria
0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2022
Iran
0.4587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
129th
Iran rank
130th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Iran
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.4587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 129th and Iran ranks 130th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 49.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 14.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 35.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
1970s 53.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 85.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 32.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Iran
1980s 72.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 10.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 61.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
1990s 18.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
2000s 8.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
2010s 1.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5836 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7339 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
2020s 6.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0228 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Bulgaria or Iran?
Bulgaria, at 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.4587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Bulgaria and Iran?
0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iran?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Iran rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 129th and Iran ranks 130th 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.