Norway vs World: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Norway
62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
World
3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Norway rank
12th
World rank
13th

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

  • Norway
  • World
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in World, a difference of 59.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 17.7 times World's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 12th and World ranks 13th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway World Difference Ahead
1960s 91.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 85.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
1970s 15.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
1980s 79.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 71.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
1990s 45.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 41.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
2000s 58.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 55.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
2010s 48.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 45.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
2020s 80.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 77.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Norway or World?
Norway, at 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Norway and World?
59.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and World?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Norway and World rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Norway ranks 12th and World ranks 13th 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.