Brazil vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Brazil
22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
129th
South Africa rank
126th

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

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 2.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South Africa ahead.

Brazil ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 126th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 14.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 273.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 259.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 56.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 274.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 217.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 24.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 78.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 54.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 31.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 90.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 59.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 26.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 302.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 275.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 29.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 77.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 48.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 39.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Brazil or South Africa?
South Africa, at 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Brazil and South Africa?
2.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 126th 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.