Italy vs Japan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Italy
7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Japan
7.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Italy rank
52nd
Japan rank
50th

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

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 7.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Italy, a difference of 0.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 52nd and Japan ranks 50th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 11.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Italy
1970s 16.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Italy
1980s 4.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 14.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 10.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Japan
1990s 3.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Japan
2000s 5.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.9154 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Italy
2010s 4.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Italy
2020s 5.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 7.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Italy and Japan?
0.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Italy ranks 52nd and Japan ranks 50th 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.