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
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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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.