Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 30.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 31.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 43 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 46.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 43.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 6.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 98.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 92.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 5.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 207.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 201.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 2.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 134.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 131.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 19.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 17.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 79.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 77.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 51.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 50.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saudi Arabia?
30.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saudi Arabia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 43 groups.
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.