China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

China
0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2010
China rank
160th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
162nd

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

  • China
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.0111 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

China ranks 160th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 162nd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 35.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 34.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 0.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 36.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 36.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 0.0539 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 30.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 30.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 0.7215 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 1.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8333 SIPRI trend indicator values per person China
2010s 0.702 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.6619 SIPRI trend indicator values per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
China, at 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.0111 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
China ranks 160th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 162nd 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.