Algeria vs Costa Rica: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Algeria
165 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2019
Algeria rank
83rd
Costa Rica rank
84th

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

  • Algeria
  • Costa Rica
02505007501.0k1.2k196119922023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 165 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 8.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 83rd and Costa Rica ranks 84th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 111.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 101.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Algeria
1970s 341.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 58.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 283.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Algeria
1980s 248.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 233.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Algeria
1990s 9.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 58.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 49.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 305.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 78.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 227.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Algeria or Costa Rica?
Algeria, at 165 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Algeria and Costa Rica?
8.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Costa Rica?
14 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Costa Rica rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 83rd and Costa Rica ranks 84th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 8,996 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.