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

Costa Rica
156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau
177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 1993
Costa Rica rank
84th
Guinea-Bissau rank
81st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 21.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 84th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st of 170 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 71.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 592.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 520.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1980s 6.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 568.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 562.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1990s 58.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 119.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau

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 Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 1993.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
21.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
7 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1993.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st 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.