Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Costa Rica
1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2019
Nicaragua
2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
91st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 172 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3375 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Nicaragua
1970s 1.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Nicaragua
1980s 0.3442 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 24.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 24.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Nicaragua
2010s 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4049 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
9 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 91st 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.