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

Costa Rica
156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2019
Viet Nam
175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
84th
Viet Nam rank
82nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 18.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 84th and Viet Nam ranks 82nd of 170 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 9.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,913 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,903 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Viet Nam
1970s 58.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,498 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Viet Nam
1980s 15.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,111 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,095 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 78.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,220 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,142 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
18.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
13 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Viet Nam ranks 82nd 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.