China vs Uruguay: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

China
45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2022
China rank
108th
Uruguay rank
111th

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

  • China
  • Uruguay
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 5.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 108th and Uruguay ranks 111th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 39.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 98.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 59.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Uruguay
1970s 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 83.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 81.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Uruguay
1980s 6.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 181.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 174.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 92.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 129.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 37.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Uruguay
2000s 249.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 126.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 123.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre China
2010s 136.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 62.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 73.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre China
2020s 74.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 66.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, China or Uruguay?
China, at 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between China and Uruguay?
5.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do China and Uruguay rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
China ranks 108th and Uruguay ranks 111th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.