Russia vs United States: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Russia
3.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
United States
3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Russia rank
77th
United States rank
74th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Russia, a difference of 0.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 77th and United States ranks 74th of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2693 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3431 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6568 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | United States |
| 2020s | 1.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Russia and United States?
- 0.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Russia ranks 77th and United States ranks 74th 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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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.