Congo vs Viet Nam: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Congo
0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2021
Viet Nam
0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Congo rank
125th
Viet Nam rank
122nd

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

  • Congo
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0652 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Congo ranks 125th and Viet Nam ranks 122nd of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 3.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Viet Nam
1970s 8.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 18.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Viet Nam
1980s 9.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4396 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Viet Nam
1990s 7.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Congo
2000s 0.9374 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2309 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Viet Nam
2010s 2.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Viet Nam
2020s 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Congo or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Congo and Viet Nam?
0.0652 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Viet Nam?
42 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Congo and Viet Nam rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Congo ranks 125th and Viet Nam ranks 122nd 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.