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
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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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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.