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

Argentina
7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
149th
Zambia rank
150th

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

  • Argentina
  • Zambia
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Argentina ranks 149th and Zambia ranks 150th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 31.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
1970s 130.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 63.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 67.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
1980s 220.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 151.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 68.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 17.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 18.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 9.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 47.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 37.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 14.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4.07 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 Zambia?
Argentina, at 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Argentina and Zambia?
0.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Zambia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 149th and Zambia ranks 150th 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.