Canada vs Zambia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Canada
8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
147th
Zambia rank
150th

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

  • Canada
  • Zambia
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 1.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 147th and Zambia ranks 150th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 59.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada
1970s 27.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 63.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 36.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 50.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 151.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 100.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 46.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 35.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada
2000s 38.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 18.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 19.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Canada
2010s 32.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 47.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 24.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14.6 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 Zambia?
Canada, at 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Canada and Zambia?
1.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Canada and Zambia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 147th and Zambia ranks 150th 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.