Costa Rica vs Finland: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2019
Finland
121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
84th
Finland rank
86th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Finland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 34.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 84th and Finland ranks 86th of 170 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 9.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 482.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 472.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Finland
1970s 58.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 241.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 182.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Finland
1980s 15.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 552.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 537.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Finland
1990s 58.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,333 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,274 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Finland
2010s 78.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 276.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 198.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Finland?
Costa Rica, at 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Finland?
34.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
14 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Finland ranks 86th 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.