South Korea vs Netherlands: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

South Korea
19.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Netherlands
20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
34th
Netherlands rank
33rd

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

  • South Korea
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 19.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

South Korea ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 11.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 42.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 31.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
1970s 15.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 18.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
1980s 22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 58.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 36.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
1990s 29.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person South Korea
2000s 23.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 11.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person South Korea
2010s 19.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 10.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person South Korea
2020s 14.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 28.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 14.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, South Korea or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 19.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between South Korea and Netherlands?
0.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
South Korea ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 33rd 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.