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
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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About this data
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.