Canada vs United States of America: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Canada
3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
United States of America
3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Canada rank
73rd
United States of America rank
74th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 73rd and United States of America ranks 74th of 172 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.9032 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 34.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 22.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 18.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 9.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 5.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.61 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 United States of America?
- Canada, at 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Canada and United States of America?
- 0.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Canada ranks 73rd and United States of America ranks 74th 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.