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

Belgium
393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
India
501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
59th
India rank
57th

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

  • Belgium
  • India
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 107.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 59th and India ranks 57th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium India Difference Ahead
2000s 2,031 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 596.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,435 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 995.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,096 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 100.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre India
2020s 4,321 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 900.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,420 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Belgium or India?
India, at 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Belgium and India?
107.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and India rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 59th 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.