Lao People's Democratic Republic vs South Sudan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.9073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
106th
South Sudan rank
105th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.9073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0064 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Sudan ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 106th and South Sudan ranks 105th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1029 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 2.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.4025 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7363 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3337 SIPRI trend indicator values per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.9073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and South Sudan?
0.0064 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and South Sudan?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and South Sudan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 106th and South Sudan ranks 105th 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.