Australia vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Australia
49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
51.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
106th
Zimbabwe rank
105th

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

  • Australia
  • Zimbabwe
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 51.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 106th and Zimbabwe ranks 105th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 70.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 49.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 20.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Australia
1970s 56.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 34.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 22.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Australia
1980s 73.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 140.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 66.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 56.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 59.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 85.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 42.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 42.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Australia
2020s 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 51.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 51.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Australia and Zimbabwe?
2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Australia and Zimbabwe rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 106th and Zimbabwe ranks 105th 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.