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

Singapore
57.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
World
3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
16th
World rank
13th

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

  • Singapore
  • World
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 57.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in World, a difference of 54.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 16.3 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was World ahead.

Singapore ranks 16th and World ranks 13th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1960s 18.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
1970s 84.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 76.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
1980s 86.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 78.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
1990s 100.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 95.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
2000s 117.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 113.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
2010s 103.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 100.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
2020s 58.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 55.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 57.65 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 Singapore and World?
54.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Singapore ranks 16th 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.