IDA & IBRD total vs South Korea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

IDA & IBRD total
171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
2,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA & IBRD total rank
25th
South Korea rank
22nd

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

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • South Korea
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 2,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 2,062 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 13.0 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 133.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,746 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,613 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 276.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,787 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,510 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 306.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,287 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,981 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 122.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13,579 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 123.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 11,549 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 11,426 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 170.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10,039 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,868 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 136.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,983 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,846 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, IDA & IBRD total or South Korea?
South Korea, at 2,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between IDA & IBRD total and South Korea?
2,062 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and South Korea?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do IDA & IBRD total and South Korea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 22nd 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.