Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs New Zealand: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
New Zealand
37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th
New Zealand rank
22nd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 35.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 20.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 14.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 34.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person New Zealand
1970s 42.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 19.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 23.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 33.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 8.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 21.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person New Zealand
2000s 5.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person New Zealand
2010s 7.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person New Zealand
2020s 4.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 37.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 32.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and New Zealand?
35.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and New Zealand rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 22nd 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.