New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

New Zealand
37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 6.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 39.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 45.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 19.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 82.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 63.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 12.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 210.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 198.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 21.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 134.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 112.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 16.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 21.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 9.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 74.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 64.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 37.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 60.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 22.97 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, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
New Zealand, at 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
6.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th 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.