Sub-Saharan Africa vs Suriname: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Suriname
18.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th
Suriname rank
35th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 18.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 32.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and Suriname ranks 35th of 43 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 5.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Suriname
1980s 4.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Suriname
2000s 0.9284 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Suriname
2010s 0.9228 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Suriname?
Suriname, at 18.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?
18.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?
12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and Suriname ranks 35th 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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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.