Iraq vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Iraq
0.4995 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Iraq rank
126th
South Africa rank
128th

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

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4995 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0249 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 128th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 36.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 21.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Iraq
1970s 92.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 78.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Iraq
1980s 197.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 194.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Iraq
1990s 46.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 46.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Iraq
2000s 11.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 10.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.9276 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Iraq
2010s 19.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 17.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Iraq
2020s 0.9457 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4778 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4679 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Iraq or South Africa?
Iraq, at 0.4995 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Iraq and South Africa?
0.0249 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Iraq ranks 126th 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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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.