Iran vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Iran
0.4587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Iran rank
130th
South Africa rank
128th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- Iran
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.4587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0159 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 128th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 15.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.4494 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 85.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 13.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 72.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 10.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Iran |
| 1990s | 8.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Iran |
| 2000s | 3.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5383 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2318 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2428 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Iran or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.4587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Iran and South Africa?
- 0.0159 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Iran ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 128th 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.