Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ghana: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
146th
Ghana rank
147th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 146th and Ghana ranks 147th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 1.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ghana
1970s 4.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ghana
1990s 0.6384 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3231 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3153 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.6172 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1559 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4613 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.5089 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7731 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2642 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ghana
2020s 0.2127 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0773 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ghana?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?
0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?
38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 146th and Ghana ranks 147th 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.