Australia vs China: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in China, a difference of 3.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 106th and China ranks 108th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 36.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 38.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 51.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 49.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 73.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 6.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 66.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 46.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 92.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 46.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 83.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 263.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 179.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 153.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 138.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 15.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 131.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 67.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 63.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Australia and China?
- 3.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 106th and China ranks 108th 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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About this data
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.