Cuba vs Libya: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Cuba
0.7118 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2004
Libya
0.6774 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
115th
Libya rank
117th

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

  • Cuba
  • Libya
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.7118 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.6774 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0344 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 115th and Libya ranks 117th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 43.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 16.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 27.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Cuba
1970s 38.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 646.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 607.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Libya
1980s 44.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 343.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 298.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Libya
1990s 15.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Cuba or Libya?
Cuba, at 0.7118 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.6774 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Libya as of 2004.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Cuba and Libya?
0.0344 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
31 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1990.
How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Cuba ranks 115th and Libya ranks 117th 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.