Canada vs Switzerland: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Canada
3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Switzerland
3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Canada rank
73rd
Switzerland rank
71st
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Canada, a difference of 0.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Canada ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 71st of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 29.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 22.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 11.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 22.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 41.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 19.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 11.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 44.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 32.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 11.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 8.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.844 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Canada ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 71st 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.