Iran vs Laos: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Iran
12.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
139th
Laos rank
138th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 12.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 139th and Laos ranks 138th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 45.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 202.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1970s | 1,949 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 152.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,797 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1980s | 322.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 171.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 151.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1990s | 201.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 111.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 90.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 110.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 38.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 72.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2010s | 14.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 131.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 117.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2020s | 7.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 43.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 36.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Iran or Laos?
- Laos, at 13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 12.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Iran and Laos?
- 0.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Laos?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Laos rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 139th and Laos ranks 138th 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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About this data
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.