Brunei vs Japan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Brunei
2,087 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei rank
23rd
Japan rank
21st
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Brunei
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 2,087 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Brunei, a difference of 538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Brunei ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 21st of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,186 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,804 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 617.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 3,184 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,332 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 851.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Brunei |
| 1980s | 6,755 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,587 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,168 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Brunei |
| 1990s | 2,119 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,593 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,474 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,111 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,378 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 266.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 14,358 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,005 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 13,353 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Brunei |
| 2020s | 1,044 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,841 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,797 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Brunei or Japan?
- Japan, at 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 2,087 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Brunei and Japan?
- 538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Japan?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Japan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Brunei ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 21st 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.