North Korea vs Sudan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

North Korea
0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2010
Sudan
0.0396 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
162nd
Sudan rank
163rd

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

  • North Korea
  • Sudan
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.0396 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 162nd and Sudan ranks 163rd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 35.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 32.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person North Korea
1970s 38.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 10.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 28.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person North Korea
1980s 30.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 26.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person North Korea
1990s 7.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person North Korea
2000s 0.8975 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sudan
2010s 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, North Korea or Sudan?
North Korea, at 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.0396 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sudan as of 2010.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between North Korea and Sudan?
0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sudan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do North Korea and Sudan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
North Korea ranks 162nd and Sudan ranks 163rd 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.