Europe & Central Asia vs Netherlands: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
416.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
10th
Netherlands rank
10th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 416.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 10,631 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 26.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 43 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 1,756 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,071 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14,315 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 1,623 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13,673 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,049 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 1,421 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 25,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23,813 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 480.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,330 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,849 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 193.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,365 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,171 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 155.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,432 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,277 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 270.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,276 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,005 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 416.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands?
10,631 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Netherlands rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 43 groups.
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.