Netherlands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Netherlands
20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Netherlands rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 34.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 44.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 42.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
1970s 34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 29.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
1980s 58.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 54.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
1990s 14.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7098 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 14.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
2000s 12.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 11.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
2010s 9.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Netherlands
2020s 31.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5269 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 30.58 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, Netherlands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Netherlands, at 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Netherlands ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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.