Denmark vs North America: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Denmark
71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
North America
3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
9th
North America rank
12th

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

  • Denmark
  • North America
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in North America, a difference of 67.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 20.1 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th of 172 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark North America Difference Ahead
1960s 39.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 35.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Denmark
1970s 45.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 42.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Denmark
1980s 43.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 37.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Denmark
1990s 18.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Denmark
2000s 19.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 16.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Denmark
2010s 11.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Denmark
2020s 41.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 38.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Denmark or North America?
Denmark, at 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Denmark and North America?
67.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and North America rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Denmark ranks 9th and North America ranks 12th 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.