Colombia vs Mexico: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Colombia
2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
2.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
156th
Mexico rank
157th

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

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 2.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 156th and Mexico ranks 157th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 22.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 20.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Colombia
1970s 67.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 36.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 30.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 62.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 64.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 64.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 60.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 111.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 56.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 54.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 127.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 92.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 35.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 38.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 42.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Colombia or Mexico?
Colombia, at 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 2.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Colombia and Mexico?
0.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 156th and Mexico ranks 157th 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.