France vs Germany: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
France
2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Germany
2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
France rank
84th
Germany rank
82nd
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in France, a difference of 0.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 84th and Germany ranks 82nd of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 32.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 25.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 17.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 15.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0324 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | France |
| 2020s | 2.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2785 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between France and Germany?
- 0.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- France ranks 84th and Germany ranks 82nd 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.