Colombia vs Mexico: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Colombia
0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Mexico
0.3515 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
141st
Mexico rank
142nd

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

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.3515 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 141st and Mexico ranks 142nd of 172 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 1.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.9486 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3819 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Colombia
1970s 3.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Colombia
1980s 2.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.688 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Colombia
1990s 1.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.6817 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Colombia
2000s 2.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Colombia
2010s 3.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Colombia
2020s 0.7189 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5786 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1404 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Colombia or Mexico?
Colombia, at 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.3515 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Colombia and Mexico?
0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Colombia ranks 141st and Mexico ranks 142nd 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.