Jamaica vs United States of America: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Jamaica
3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
United States of America
3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
75th
United States of America rank
74th

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

  • Jamaica
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United States of America ahead.

Jamaica ranks 75th and United States of America ranks 74th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7063 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.561 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United States of America
1970s 2.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0561 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Jamaica
1980s 1.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United States of America
1990s 3.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8673 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Jamaica
2000s 3.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.6848 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Jamaica
2010s 2.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8186 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Jamaica
2020s 5.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Jamaica or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Jamaica and United States of America?
0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and United States of America rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Jamaica ranks 75th and United States of America ranks 74th 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.