Argentina vs Congo: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Argentina
7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2021
Argentina rank
149th
Congo rank
146th

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

  • Argentina
  • Congo
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 1.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 149th and Congo ranks 146th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 65.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 50.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
1970s 142.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 101.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
1980s 195.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 57.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 138.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 64.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 54.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 22.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 6.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 37.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 30.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Congo
2020s 28.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 19.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Argentina or Congo?
Congo, at 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Argentina and Congo?
1.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Congo?
41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Congo rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 149th and Congo ranks 146th 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
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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.