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

Chad
25.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Chad rank
125th
South Africa rank
126th

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

  • Chad
  • South Africa
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Chad currently reports 25.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Chad ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 126th of 170 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 318.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 318.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 5.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 276.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 270.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 17.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 81.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 63.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 2.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 81.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 78.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 29.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 379.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 350.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 21.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 77.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 55.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 14.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Chad or South Africa?
Chad, at 25.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Chad and South Africa?
0.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Chad and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Chad ranks 125th 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.