Burundi vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Burundi
77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2019
Sri Lanka
80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
94th

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

  • Burundi
  • Sri Lanka
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k196419932023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 116.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 31.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 84.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 116.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 382.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 265.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 350.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 813.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 462.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 64.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,185 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,120 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 516.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 438.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Burundi or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Burundi and Sri Lanka?
2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2019.
How do Burundi and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 94th 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.