Bangladesh vs India: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Bangladesh
530.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
India
501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
56th
India rank
57th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • India
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 530.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in India, a difference of 29.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 56th and India ranks 57th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1970s 297.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 531.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 233.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre India
1980s 794.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,019 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 224.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre India
1990s 646.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 451.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 195.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 746.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 589.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 156.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 2,683 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,096 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,588 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 992.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 900.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 92.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 530.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and India?
29.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 56th and India ranks 57th 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.