North America vs Tonga: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
North America
3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Tonga
66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2020
North America rank
12th
Tonga rank
10th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- North America
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in North America, a difference of 62.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 18.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 12th and Tonga ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 30.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 24.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 3.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 40.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 36.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 56.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 53.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 2.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 63.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, North America or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in North America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between North America and Tonga?
- 62.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tonga?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
- How do North America and Tonga rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- North America ranks 12th and Tonga ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.