Canada vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Canada
8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
147th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
144th

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

  • Canada
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 3.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 147th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 144th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 80.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 69.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada
1970s 27.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 38.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 11.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 70.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 65.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada
1990s 31.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada
2000s 35.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 20.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada
2010s 27.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 11.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada
2020s 18.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Canada or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?
3.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 147th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 144th 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.