Italy vs North America: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Italy
1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
28th
North America rank
31st

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

  • Italy
  • North America
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 1,592 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 33.9 times North America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 28th and North America ranks 31st of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy North America Difference Ahead
1960s 2,162 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 49.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,113 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
1970s 3,130 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 38.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,092 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
1980s 807.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 79.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 728.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
1990s 728.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 51.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 677.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1,029 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 53.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 975.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
2010s 982.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 53.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 928.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
2020s 958.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 57.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 901.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Italy or North America?
Italy, at 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Italy and North America?
1,592 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and North America rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 28th and North America ranks 31st 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.